Their neighbourhood is being inundated by the rising waters of the Colorado River.

他们的临近区域正被科罗拉多河不断上涨的河水所淹没。

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But it is a meagre sandbag against the rising waters of unemployment.

但这对不断增加的失业人数来说，只是杯水车薪。

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Devils Lake’s rising waters have caused considerable grief to the nearby community.

魔鬼湖水位的上升客观上给周围的社区带来威胁。

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Rising flood waters raise the incidence of malaria and diarrheal disease.

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The latest United Nations assessment of West African flooding says more than 150 people have been killed many in Sierra Leone and that others there and in Senegal,Burkina Faso, Ghana and Niger are also seriously affected by rising flood waters.

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Victims were either swept away by the rising waters or buried in mudslides caused by the unseasonable downpours.

BBC: Thailand tourist islands flood in deadly rains

He busted a window and climbed out, only to get pinned against the wall of his house by the rapidly rising waters.

NPR: New Orleans: A Tale Of 2 Cities Since Katrina

Along with the shearwaters and coral reefs and shorelines, it's likely that millions of people will feel the strain from rising waters, stronger storms and less freshwater.

NPR: Pacific Island Cultures Brace for Climate Change