白勇语法全解5－6：continued修饰名词？

Citing evidence that the carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere has increased more than seven percent in the last 30 years, many scientists have expressed a fear of destroying forests and continued use of fossil fuels will cause an irreversible shift in Earth's climatic pattern.

B.many scientists have expressed a fear that destruction of forests and continued use of

正确答案就是B

我想问的是，这个continued怎么能修饰use这个名词呢？为什么不用continual或者continuous呢？

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