A report from IPCC, the UN's climate science body, showed that if global temperatures rise more than 1.5℃ by the end of the century, poor countries will likely face very serious challenges, including the disappearance of whole communities and millions of early deaths.

联合国政府间气候变化专门委员会的一份报告显示，如果到本世纪末全球气温上升超过1.5℃，贫穷国家将可能面临非常严峻的挑战，包括整个社区的消失和数百万人的过早死亡。

youdao

And not just fiscal austerity: there were also widespread demands that interest rates rise in the face of falling inflation and high unemployment.

不仅仅只是财政紧缩：面临通胀不断下降及失业率居高不下的状况，大家一致要求提高利率。

youdao

For years, people have warned that the smallest nations on the planet - island states that barely rise out of the ocean - face being wiped off the map by rising sea levels.

近几年来，人们警告说这个星球上最小的几个国家——仅在洋面上露个头的岛国——面临着被上升的海平面从地图上抹去的危险。

youdao

In the face of the great threat posed by HIV/AIDS, we have to rise above our differences and combine our efforts to save our people.

VOA: standard.2010.05.17

The Rise of Face-to-Face .

FORBES: Five Things You Should Know About the Future of Mobile

That is one reason why consumer spending has continued to rise in the face of a flagging stockmarket and the widespread economic slowdown that started in 2001.

ECONOMIST: Mortgage markets

Crude oil is back on the rise in the face of slowing demand, a possible breakup of the European Union, and the threat of the fiscal cliff sending the U.S. back into recession.

FORBES: What's Wrong With This Picture? Oil Up More Than 20% As World Stagnates