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) | No Data | Very Low | Low | Moderately Low | Moderate | Moderately High | High | Very High | Extremely High | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alaska | 0.230% | 0.220% | 0.183% | 1.08% | 0.155% | 0.137% | 1.29% | 0.106% | ||
Arizona | 0.139% | 10.8% | ||||||||
Utah | 0.376% | 0.196% | 39.2% | |||||||
Yukon | 0.795% | 1.20% | 10.9% | 14.8% | 9.73% | |||||
Northwest Territories | 0.106% | 1.90% | 10.9% | 5.41% | 21.2% | 8.33% | 0.275% | 0.935% | ||
District of Columbia | 6.93% | 100% | ||||||||
Florida | 0.876% | 0.355% | 80.3% | |||||||
Idaho | 0.401% | 1.00% | 8.30% | |||||||
New Hampshire | 0.244% | 80.8% | 16.8% | |||||||
Rhode Island | 3.07% | 94.9% | ||||||||
Vermont | 0.314% | 1.37% | ||||||||
Washington | 0.110% | 8.97% | 9.78% | 0.487% | 0.874% | |||||
Wyoming | 0.273% | 44.8% | 4.05% | |||||||
Nunavut | 0.118% | 0.968% | 0.100% | 0.238% | 3.40% | |||||
Montana | 0.729% | 0.291% | 1.69% | |||||||
Maine | 0.127% | 82.9% | 16.3% | |||||||
North Dakota | 9.96% | |||||||||
Kentucky | 0.803% | |||||||||
Nova Scotia | 0.134% | 4.31% | 0.376% | 7.89% | ||||||
Virginia | 0.108% | 6.11% | ||||||||
Delaware | 5.31% | 21.0% | ||||||||
Prince Edward Island | 1.21% | 91.5% | ||||||||
Saskatchewan | 0.919% | 28.6% | 8.52% | 1.02% | 0.695% | |||||
Mississippi | 18.5% | |||||||||
West Virginia | 21.1% | |||||||||
Nebraska | 29.9% | 30.0% | ||||||||
Texas | 0.168% | 8.05% | ||||||||
Missouri | 5.67% | |||||||||
Louisiana | 0.728% | 0.187% | ||||||||
Hawaii | 1.26% | 0.296% | 0.586% | 1.76% | 0.911% | |||||
North Carolina | 0.189% | 42.1% | ||||||||
Oregon | 0.116% | 11.5% | 0.302% | 25.8% | 0.243% | |||||
New Brunswick | 0.167% | 3.39% | 0.324% | 35.6% | ||||||
Alabama | 0.215% | 17.9% | ||||||||
New Mexico | 3.80% | 24.3% | ||||||||
Kansas | 12.6% | 48.2% | ||||||||
Wisconsin | 0.259% | 0.247% | ||||||||
British Columbia | 0.147% | 1.12% | 0.594% | 2.88% | 2.80% | 3.66% | 10.6% | |||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 5.13% | 0.109% | 0.201% | 1.56% | ||||||
New Jersey | 2.79% | 1.93% | 0.357% | |||||||
South Carolina | 3.55% | 58.8% | ||||||||
Michigan | 1.39% | 0.144% | ||||||||
Alberta | 0.424% | 0.728% | 1.52% | 10.5% | 0.222% | 1.32% | 0.431% | |||
Connecticut | 0.331% | 14.6% | 85.2% | |||||||
Pennsylvania | 33.7% | 0.565% | ||||||||
Colorado | 17.7% | 35.7% | ||||||||
Nevada | 0.344% | 12.9% | 76.5% | |||||||
Massachusetts | 0.375% | 32.8% | 0.220% | |||||||
Georgia | 0.545% | 0.544% | ||||||||
New York | 0.163% | 0.690% | 33.9% | 0.977% | ||||||
Maryland | 0.568% | 1.80% | ||||||||
Québec | 1.02% | 2.36% | 2.98% | 1.97% | 1.83% | 1.52% | ||||
Manitoba | 0.786% | 11.3% | 36.2% | 21.9% | 0.653% | 4.68% | ||||
Oklahoma | 1.67% | 0.437% | ||||||||
Tennessee | 2.12% | |||||||||
Ontario | 28.2% | 14.0% | 30.5% | 13.7% | 0.243% | |||||
California | 0.557% | 0.438% | 1.08% | 5.44% | 13.5% | |||||
Arkansas | 25.3% | |||||||||
South Dakota | 2.42% | 0.851% | 0.598% | |||||||
Ohio | 0.316% | 1.15% | 1.29% | |||||||
Indiana | 30.9% | |||||||||
Minnesota | 11.2% | |||||||||
Iowa | 10.5% | |||||||||
Illinois | 0.259% | |||||||||
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