单选题 Which of the following discoveries would likely have an effect upon the views of scientists similar to that of the explosion of El Chico?

• (A) The history of wildfires in North America demonstrates that controlled blazes have a positive effect on the environment, on the whole.
• (B) The capability of certain metal alloys to withstand great heat proves greater than that of another, confirming metallurgists' suspicions.
• (C) The study of seismological data proves that existing safety standards in
  construction will likely prove insufficient in the future.
• (D) One cigarette brand is found to cause fewer cases of cancer than another brand, disproving the notion that the first brand's contents are more carcinogenic.
• (E) Ideas concerning the causes of schizophrenia are complicated by the discovery of a rare new psychotic condition whose symptoms defy explanation.