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deserts: a person's worthiness or entitlement to reward or punishment.

Noun: in the desert there is not so much water

alternatives: An alternative plan or method is one that you can use if you do not want to use another one

Noun: The opposition parties have so far failed to set out an alternative strategy.

expanding: to increase in size, number, or importance, or to make something increase in this way

Noun: The air in the balloon expands when heated.

country: an area of land that has its own government, army, etc.

Noun: What is the largest country in Europe?

flooding: a situation in which an area is covered with water, especially from rain

Noun: Some roads have been closed because of flooding.

effect: the result of a particular influence

Noun: The radiation leak has had a disastrous effect on/upon the environment.

solid waste: Material such as household trash, food waste, yard waste, construction debris, scrap metal and so on.

Noun: Solid waste is disposed of in a landfill.

untreated sewage: Sewage that has not been processed to remove contaminats.

Noun: The bay was polluted with untreated sewage.

planet: an extremely large, round mass of rock and metal, such as Earth, or of gas, such as Jupiter, that moves in a circular path around the sun or another star.

Noun: Might there be intelligent life on other planets?

overfishing: catching too many fish in an area of the sea, so that there are not many fish left there

Noun: low fish stocks caused by overfishing

fossil fuel: fuels, such as gas, coal, and oil, that were formed underground from plant and animal remains millions of years ago

Noun: Burning fossil fuels releases harmful gases

global warming: a gradual increase in world temperatures caused by gases such as carbon dioxide that are collecting in the air around the earth and stopping heat escaping into space

Noun: The destruction of the rainforests is contributing to global warming.

greenhouse gas: a gas that causes the greenhouse effect, especially carbon dioxide

Noun: greenhouse gases include water vapor, carbon dioxide and methane

Desertification: the process by which land changes into desert, for example because there has been too much farming activity on it or because a lot of trees have been cut down

Noun: Trees help to prevent desertification, as well as providing shade and firewood.

Coastal flooding: When dry, low-lying land is flooded by seawater

Noun: Coastal flooding will affect millions of people if sea levels rise.

Endangered species: a type of animal or plant that might stop existing because there are only a few of that type alive

Noun: The bald eagle is no longer an endangered species

Endangered species: a type of animal or plant that might stop existing because there are only a few of that type alive

Noun: The bald eagle is no longer an endangered species

Climate change: changes in the world's weather, in particular the fact that it is believed to be getting warmer as a result of human activity increasing the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

Noun: The President called for urgent action on climate change.

Air pollution: harmful substances in the air, often consisting of waste from vehicles or industry

Noun: Diesel exhaust is a major contributor to air pollution.

Acid rain: rain that contains large amounts of harmful chemicals as a result of burning substances such as coal and oil

Noun: acid rain is dangerous