Sea-Level Rise Vulnerability (1 m)
WorldPhysical EnvironmentSocial / HealthAreas vulnerable to a 1-meter rise in sea level
ETOPO1A map shows global sea-level rise vulnerability (1 meter). The highest vulnerability areas, marked in blue, are along coastlines, notably in the United States, Europe, parts of Asia, and Australia.
Sea-Level Rise Vulnerability (1 m) | 0-5 | 5-10 | 10-20 | 20-40 | 40-80 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prince Edward Island | 1.21% | |||||
Alaska | 0.230% | 13.5% | 44.9% | 31.7% | 4.93% | |
Arizona | 27.8% | 70.8% | 1.40% | |||
Utah | 19.7% | 80.3% | ||||
Yukon | 1.73% | 79.6% | 16.9% | 1.69% | ||
Northwest Territories | 0.106% | 23.4% | 64.7% | 8.79% | ||
District of Columbia | 6.93% | 100% | ||||
Florida | 0.876% | 86.4% | 10.2% | |||
Idaho | 6.16% | 73.2% | 20.6% | |||
New Hampshire | 0.244% | 100% | ||||
Rhode Island | 3.07% | 100% | ||||
Vermont | 100% | |||||
Washington | 0.110% | 20.5% | 31.6% | 40.9% | 5.77% | |
Wyoming | 69.2% | 30.8% | ||||
Nunavut | 0.118% | 33.5% | 53.8% | 3.41% | ||
Montana | 21.7% | 78.3% | ||||
Maine | 0.127% | 98.4% | ||||
North Dakota | 100% | |||||
Kentucky | 100% | |||||
Nova Scotia | 0.134% | 76.3% | ||||
Virginia | 0.108% | 98.0% | ||||
Delaware | 5.31% | 99.2% | ||||
Saskatchewan | 12.0% | 88.0% | ||||
Mississippi | 99.9% | |||||
West Virginia | 100% | |||||
Nebraska | 76.5% | 23.5% | ||||
Texas | 5.18% | 70.3% | 24.2% | |||
Missouri | 100% | |||||
Louisiana | 0.728% | 97.7% | ||||
Hawaii | 1.26% | 41.5% | ||||
North Carolina | 0.189% | 99.2% | ||||
Oregon | 0.116% | 22.6% | 52.1% | 25.2% | ||
New Brunswick | 0.167% | 98.9% | ||||
Alabama | 0.215% | 99.9% | ||||
New Mexico | 49.3% | 50.7% | ||||
Kansas | 49.1% | 50.9% | ||||
Wisconsin | 5.33% | 94.0% | ||||
British Columbia | 6.58% | 74.8% | 16.1% | 0.142% | ||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 41.1% | 53.3% | ||||
New Jersey | 2.79% | 99.8% | ||||
South Carolina | 3.55% | 99.9% | ||||
Michigan | 74.9% | 19.2% | ||||
Alberta | 11.5% | 88.5% | ||||
Connecticut | 0.331% | 99.9% | ||||
Pennsylvania | 100% | |||||
Colorado | 39.8% | 60.2% | ||||
Nevada | 59.6% | 40.4% | ||||
Massachusetts | 0.375% | 88.5% | ||||
Georgia | 0.545% | 99.9% | ||||
New York | 0.163% | 14.8% | 82.5% | |||
Maryland | 0.568% | 98.7% | ||||
Québec | 2.23% | 49.6% | 46.9% | |||
Manitoba | 0.241% | 99.7% | ||||
Oklahoma | 37.6% | 62.4% | ||||
Tennessee | 100% | |||||
Ontario | 91.7% | 7.15% | ||||
California | 0.557% | 67.0% | 31.4% | |||
Arkansas | 100% | |||||
South Dakota | 100% | |||||
Ohio | 0.563% | 99.0% | ||||
Indiana | 100% | |||||
Minnesota | 50.3% | 49.6% | ||||
Iowa | 2.53% | 97.5% | ||||
Illinois | 100% | |||||
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