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Slate's Explainer: Quakes and Earth's Rotation

Slate senior editor Andy Bowers explains how Sunday's 9.0 earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean was powerful enough to affect the Earth's rotation.

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Andy Bowers
Andy Bowers oversees Slate's collaboration with NPR?s daytime news magazine, Day to Day. He helps produce the work of Slate's writers for radio, and can also be heard on the program.