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HIGH, DRY, DIE

Many coral colonies in the Mentawai Islands near Sumatra were killed in September 2007 when large earthquakes lifted the reefs 1 meter or more out of the water. Mineral skeletons built by species of coral that form flat-topped colonies (inset) enable scientists to estimate the magnitude of quake-induced uplift. Credit: Science

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