The phrase "the rising problem" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use this phrase when you want to describe a problem that is becoming more and more serious over time. For example, "The rising problem of climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time."
Then there is the rising problem of ethnic tension, with Hispanic migrant workers the targets of beatings and arson.
Louise Tickle looks at the rising problem of female genital mutilation (FGM), the signs teachers should look for and ways schools can protect their students.
The rising problem of piracy on the high seas has led Foreign Officer Minister Peter Hain to call for global action.
The business was established to tackle the rising problem of maternal unemployment as well as addressing the ever-increasing digital skills gap within small and medium-sized enterprises.
"Abuse Trails Central American Girls Into Gangs" (front page, April 11) sheds light on the rising problem of femicide in Central America.
At Digital Mums, we are addressing the rising problem of maternal unemployment by up-skilling mums to become social media managers for SMEs.
Half a decade after a bloody civil war between Maoist insurgents and the ruling monarchy – and only months removed from a November 2013 presidential election precipitated by protests – Nepal's government is more concerned with the rising problems of hunger and geo-politics.
They began to lower credit limits and lines of credit hoping to quell the rising problems of too much credit and too much debt.
Salinity is one of the rising problems causing tremendous yield losses in many regions of the world especially in arid and semiarid regions.
The biggest rising problem at the clinic is with mephedrone.
"It's pretty clear this will be a rising problem in the future," said Kimberly Blanton, who researches and writes a blog for the center.
