Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable words 0-from the box. There are more words than needed. Make any grammatical change if necessary: warmth cut rise anticipation habitats increase reckless severe imperative extinct catastrophe raise The destruction of forests and other (a) ——- is causing the (b) ——- of various plants and animals everyday. In the last 25 years alone the world has lost one-third of its natural wealth. Forests are being (c) ——-down. Moreover, they are being burnt (d) ——-resulting in an (e)—-in carbon dioxide and ultimately the water level (f) ——as a consequence of global (g)——It is (h)——- that the new century will face an over whelming environmental (i)——It is therefore (j) ——-to check the reckless pollution of the environment.