Given below is a passage with ten blanks (A-E). A phrase written in brackets is given against each blank. Choose the right word from the options which can replace the phrase most appropriately. If none of the options fit for the replacement, according to you, then select ‘None of these’ as your answer.
Smoke from Australia’s bushfires has travelled far beyond its origins. It crossed New Zealand and South America, and within days had drifted halfway around the globe. NASA predicted the smoke would complete a full _______ (A) (journey or route all the way around) and arrive back where it started. As climate change takes hold and global temperatures rise, bushfires are set to increase in severity and frequency. The _______ (B) (not readily apparent) cause of the fires and resulting smoke haze are often numerous - spanning both natural _______ (C) (tendency to shift or change) and climate change caused by individuals, governments and corporations. Legal and policy frameworks - local, national and international – fail to capture these _______ (D) (scattered about) responsibilities. Despite the _______ (E) (increase in number of something) of climate-related laws in recent decades, bushfire smoke still largely escapes regulation and containment. In this new era of monster fires, our laws need a major rethink.