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) | 2.00 - 3.32 | 1.00 - 1.99 | 0.50 - 0.99 | 0.20 - 0.49 | -0.20 - 0.19 | -0.50 - -0.21 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alaska | 0.230% | 24.6% | 72.6% | 2.77% | |||
Arizona | 100% | ||||||
Utah | 100% | ||||||
Yukon | 79.4% | 20.6% | |||||
Northwest Territories | 0.106% | 4.84% | 42.9% | 20.4% | 31.8% | ||
District of Columbia | 6.93% | 100% | |||||
Florida | 0.876% | 100% | |||||
Idaho | 30.5% | 69.5% | |||||
New Hampshire | 0.244% | 100% | |||||
Rhode Island | 3.07% | 100% | |||||
Vermont | 100% | ||||||
Washington | 0.110% | 2.39% | 97.6% | ||||
Wyoming | 6.13% | 93.6% | 0.230% | ||||
Nunavut | 0.118% | 3.69% | 51.1% | 28.0% | 12.9% | 4.37% | |
Montana | 63.9% | 36.1% | |||||
Maine | 0.127% | 0.185% | 99.8% | ||||
North Dakota | 100% | ||||||
Kentucky | 86.2% | 13.8% | |||||
Nova Scotia | 0.134% | 1.60% | 98.4% | ||||
Virginia | 0.108% | 100% | |||||
Delaware | 5.31% | 100% | |||||
Prince Edward Island | 1.21% | 100% | |||||
Saskatchewan | 100% | ||||||
Mississippi | 81.5% | 18.5% | |||||
West Virginia | 100% | ||||||
Nebraska | 82.6% | 17.4% | |||||
Texas | 50.8% | 49.2% | |||||
Missouri | 100% | ||||||
Louisiana | 0.728% | 48.7% | 51.3% | ||||
Hawaii | 1.26% | 34.1% | 58.8% | 4.53% | 2.60% | ||
North Carolina | 0.189% | 100% | |||||
Oregon | 0.116% | 88.9% | 11.1% | ||||
New Brunswick | 0.167% | 100% | |||||
Alabama | 0.215% | 100% | |||||
New Mexico | 100% | ||||||
Kansas | 100% | ||||||
Wisconsin | 70.5% | 29.5% | |||||
British Columbia | 1.15% | 81.1% | 17.7% | ||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 0.686% | 99.3% | |||||
New Jersey | 2.79% | 100% | |||||
South Carolina | 3.55% | 100% | |||||
Michigan | 10.0% | 89.8% | 0.176% | ||||
Alberta | 6.57% | 93.4% | |||||
Connecticut | 0.331% | 100% | |||||
Pennsylvania | 100% | ||||||
Colorado | 49.6% | 50.4% | |||||
Nevada | 100% | ||||||
Massachusetts | 0.375% | 100% | |||||
Georgia | 0.545% | 100% | |||||
New York | 0.163% | 100% | |||||
Maryland | 0.568% | 100% | |||||
Québec | 2.67% | 97.3% | |||||
Manitoba | 100% | ||||||
Oklahoma | 0.983% | 99.0% | |||||
Tennessee | 85.6% | 14.4% | |||||
Ontario | 17.5% | 36.6% | 45.9% | ||||
California | 0.557% | 100% | |||||
Arkansas | 100% | ||||||
South Dakota | 8.47% | 91.5% | |||||
Ohio | 95.8% | 4.15% | |||||
Indiana | 18.9% | 81.1% | |||||
Minnesota | 0.274% | 99.7% | |||||
Iowa | 66.0% | 34.0% | |||||
Illinois | 100% | ||||||
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