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Re:Worst-case glacial lake flood scenarios in a transboundar... by srean on Thursday August 27, 2026 @05:37AM (#49462075)
I am not talking to this specific case but about a general phenomenon that I see in my country, where people are being incentivized to build on hazardous areas by way of corruption.

Depending on the scale one could incentivized people to move to safer areas.

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Re:Worst-case glacial lake flood scenarios in a transboundar... by srean on Thursday August 27, 2026 @08:05AM (#49463409)
Arggh! excuse my autocorrect induced typos.

incentivize.

talking about

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Re:Worst-case glacial lake flood scenarios in a transboundar... by vintermann on Thursday August 27, 2026 @05:42AM (#49462125)
The threat of death from flooding is already a pretty good incentive, people accept the risk when it's the best option they have.
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Re:Worst-case glacial lake flood scenarios in a transboundar... by srean on Thursday August 27, 2026 @05:47AM (#49462165)
For some who are very poor yes I agree. But many are baited in by corrupt policies by a nexus of politicians and contractors/builders -- cheap land, cheap permits.
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