Glaciers are melting, sea levels are rising

[Volcano1985]

Glaciers are melting, sea levels are rising, cloud forests are dying and wildlife is scrambling to keep pace. It's becoming clear that humans have caused ____ of the past century's warming by releasing as we power our modern lives.

A) most B) much C) many D) few E) a number

Why can't we say much?

 

[5jj]

We can. Whether we can say, "by releasing as we power our modern lives." is a different question.

 

[Rover_KE]

. . .so is 'cloud forests are dying'

Who writes this stuff?

Rover.

 

[emsr2d2]

. . .so is 'cloud forests are dying'

Who writes this stuff?

Rover.

1. Well, a cloud forest appears to be correct: Cloud forest - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2. "Much" and "most" would both be acceptable.

3. I think there is a word missing in the final part of the sentence. I imagine it was meant to say something like "by releasing CO2 as we power our modern lives". Whether the word was omitted in the original or simply in this thread, I don't know.