[Louis Foxwell]

For some reason those who believe the most ferverently in evolution are the ones that complain the most as it takes its course.

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Absolutely right. All corals grow the thickness of a dime a year. The die off will regrow in a year. I have been raising corals for about 10 years. This is a normal cycle. Only those who seek greater controls over human trespass of the earth are aghast and shocked. It is all an act. There is no catastrophe.

[EEDUDE]

It's well known that when coral gets covered with sand it dies off.

I have done a lot of diving in the Caribbean, and in places where they dredged in new sand to counter beach erosion, the coral in that area died.

If I had to guess, I would say that hurricanes in the area the last few years are responsible for deposition of sand on the reefs.

I believe you are correct. They will regrow.