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) | Abyssal clay | Calcareous ooze | Continental (lithogenous) | Diatom | Radiolarian | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
District of Columbia | 6.93% | |||||
New Hampshire | 0.244% | |||||
Rhode Island | 3.07% | |||||
Oregon | 0.116% | |||||
Alabama | 0.215% | |||||
Connecticut | 0.331% | |||||
Georgia | 0.545% | |||||
Alaska | 0.230% | 4.76% | 0.351% | |||
Northwest Territories | 0.106% | 3.51% | ||||
Florida | 0.876% | 0.488% | 2.42% | |||
Washington | 0.110% | 1.71% | ||||
Nunavut | 0.118% | 7.75% | ||||
Maine | 0.127% | 1.41% | ||||
Nova Scotia | 0.134% | 12.7% | ||||
Virginia | 0.108% | 1.95% | ||||
Delaware | 5.31% | 0.888% | ||||
Prince Edward Island | 1.21% | 100% | ||||
Texas | 0.242% | |||||
Louisiana | 0.728% | 0.456% | 1.85% | |||
Hawaii | 1.26% | 29.4% | 7.02% | 22.4% | ||
North Carolina | 0.189% | 0.789% | ||||
New Brunswick | 0.167% | 1.14% | ||||
British Columbia | 2.00% | |||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 4.95% | |||||
New Jersey | 2.79% | 0.212% | ||||
South Carolina | 3.55% | 0.109% | ||||
Massachusetts | 0.375% | 0.884% | 11.7% | |||
New York | 0.163% | 2.58% | ||||
Maryland | 0.568% | 1.35% | ||||
Québec | 1.05% | |||||
Ontario | 0.313% | |||||
California | 0.557% | 0.884% | ||||
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