climate change

2. the recent and ongoing global average increase in temperature near the Earth's surface.
5. collecting and reprocessing a resource so it can be used again.
7. a capability to anticipate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from significant multi-hazard threats with minimum damage to social well-being, the economy and the environment.
11. energy resources that are naturally replenishing such as biomass, hydor, geothermal, solar, wind, wave action and tidal action.
12. cities with populations over 10 million.
14. when the ground slips down a hill or mountain.
15. practices or processes that result in the conversion of forested lands for non-forest uses.
16. organic materials formed from decayed plants and animals that have been converted to crude oil, coal, natural gas by exposure to heat and pressure in the earth's crust over hundreds millions of years.
17. the degree to which a process is able to be maintained or continued while avoiding the long-term depletion of natural ressources.
18. the average weather over a period of time ranging from months to thousands of years.

1. trapping and build-up of heat in the atmosphere (troposphere) near the Earth's surface.
3. land waste disposal site in which waste is generally spread in thin layers, compacted and covered with a fresh layer of soil each day.
4. a prolonged period of excessive heat, often combined with excessive humidity.
6. the total amount of greenhouse gases that are emitted into the atmosphere each year by a person, family, building, or company.
8. using less energy to provide the same service.
9. collecting and reprocessing a resource so it can be used again.
10. a greenhouse gas with a global warming potential estimated at 25 times that of carbon dioxide.
13. the submergence of land by water, particularly in a coastal setting.