encroach

"As we encroach on planetary boundaries, the number of organisms an ecosystem can support is reduced," says Prof Townend.

High greenhouse gas emissions from human activity cause global temperatures to rise, melting ice sheets and glaciers, which in turn increases the volume of water in the ocean — encroaching on shorelines around the world.

Over the weekend a weather front encroaching from the Atlantic will bring some rain to northern and western areas of the UK.

Encampments continue to encroach on his neighborhood, he said, and someone recently broke into his apartment building by throwing a stanchion pole through a window.

Deputies lifted those who could not walk into police cars and rushed them away from encroaching flames just coming into view.