Read this excerpt from Alan Weisman's "The City Without Us":
The mature beech-oak-ash-ailanthus forest will be mowed
down [by glaciers]. The four giant mounds of entombed
garbage at the Fresh Kills landfill on Staten Island will be
flattened, their vast accumulation of stubborn PVC plastic
and of one of the most durable human creations of all-
glass-ground to powder.
Which claim does the excerpt most clearly support?
A. Without humanity's presence, New York City would quickly
deteriorate.
OB. The human impact on the environment is permanent.
C. Nature acts swiftly to reclaim abandoned urban areas.
D. Nature is ultimately more powerful than humans.

The excerpt most clearly supports claim D. Nature is ultimately more powerful than humans. It describes a scenario where natural forces, such as glaciers, have the power to mow down forests and flatten human-made structures, indicating that despite humanity’s impact, nature has the ultimate overriding power.

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