Big earthquakes might make sea level rise worse. Here's how.

But a new study, published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, reveals that the quakes also sparked a slow-burning danger for the more than 55,000 residents of American Samoa: sea level rise that is five times as fast as the global average.  https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/06/big-earthquakes-might-make-sea-level-rise-worse/
Article courtesy of National Geographic  BY MAYA WEI-HAAS