global warming: an increase in the earth's atmospheric and oceanic temperatures widely predicted to occur due to an increase in the greenhouse effect resulting especially from pollution

expanding: to increase in extent, number, volume, or scope

deforestation: the action or process of clearing of forests

alternatives: offering or expressing a choice

solid waste: A collective term for garbage, refuse, rubbish, and trash, each term representing a definite category of solid-waste materials

effect: something that inevitably follows an antecedent (such as a cause or agent)

untreated sewage: means sewage that has not been treatedby a type approvedsewage treatment plant, or that has not been comminutedand disinfected.

flooding: a rising and overflowing of a body of water especially onto normally dry land

climate change: significant and long-lasting change in the Earth's climate and weather patterns

endangered species: a species threatened with extinction

greenhouse gas: any of various gaseous compounds (such as carbon dioxide or methane) that absorb infrared radiation, trap heat in the atmosphere, and contribute to the greenhouse effect

country: an indefinite usually extended expanse of land