But the water had caused enormous damage and the growth of mold threatened to do more.
In the far west, southwest, and northwest, rural areas still exist, but rapid growth threatens what remains of the natural environment in the valley.
Publicity is low-key, since a rapid growth would threaten the continuity.
He said investors were also worried about a rise in interest rates if economic growth picked up and threatened to push inflation higher.
And growth in air tourism, they say, is threatening further progress toward the Government's goal of quieting the skies over half the park.
Yet much of the money would go to poorly analyzed ventures whose growth threatens more fruitful initiatives.
He believed in individual freedom and responsibility and feared that the growth of government bureaucracy would threaten liberty.
Economic growth, traditional medicine and the erosion of habitats threaten China's wildlife.
In its place, rapid growth of carbon emissions threatens to increase the earth's temperature.
Aids decimates societies, threatens future generations and compromises economic growth.