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 to 1.0 | 1.0 to 1.5 | 1.5 to 2.0 | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alaska | 0.230% | 0.667% | 69.6% | 29.7% | |
Arizona | 100% | ||||
Utah | 42.2% | 57.8% | |||
Yukon | 89.2% | 10.8% | |||
Northwest Territories | 0.106% | 58.9% | 41.1% | ||
District of Columbia | 6.93% | 100% | |||
Florida | 0.876% | 80.2% | 19.8% | ||
Idaho | 18.3% | 81.7% | |||
New Hampshire | 0.244% | 76.6% | 23.4% | ||
Rhode Island | 3.07% | 100% | |||
Vermont | 25.6% | 74.4% | |||
Washington | 0.110% | 75.8% | 24.2% | ||
Wyoming | 98.2% | 1.78% | |||
Nunavut | 0.118% | 11.7% | 88.3% | ||
Montana | 29.3% | 70.7% | |||
Maine | 0.127% | 46.2% | 53.8% | ||
North Dakota | 100% | ||||
Kentucky | 100% | ||||
Nova Scotia | 0.134% | 100% | |||
Virginia | 0.108% | 100% | |||
Delaware | 5.31% | 100% | |||
Prince Edward Island | 1.21% | 69.9% | 30.1% | ||
Saskatchewan | 100% | ||||
Mississippi | 1.68% | 98.3% | |||
West Virginia | 100% | ||||
Nebraska | 86.0% | 14.0% | |||
Texas | 0.700% | 99.3% | |||
Missouri | 99.3% | 0.692% | |||
Louisiana | 0.728% | 22.6% | 77.4% | ||
Hawaii | 1.26% | 100% | |||
North Carolina | 0.189% | 0.757% | 99.2% | ||
Oregon | 0.116% | 84.6% | 15.4% | ||
New Brunswick | 0.167% | 28.8% | 71.2% | ||
Alabama | 0.215% | 0.226% | 99.8% | ||
New Mexico | 100% | ||||
Kansas | 100% | ||||
Wisconsin | 100% | ||||
British Columbia | 8.35% | 91.6% | |||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 62.6% | 37.4% | |||
New Jersey | 2.79% | 100% | |||
South Carolina | 3.55% | 0.446% | 99.6% | ||
Michigan | 100% | ||||
Alberta | 100% | ||||
Connecticut | 0.331% | 100% | |||
Pennsylvania | 99.6% | 0.379% | |||
Colorado | 100% | ||||
Nevada | 59.2% | 40.8% | |||
Massachusetts | 0.375% | 0.220% | 99.8% | ||
Georgia | 0.545% | 10.5% | 89.5% | ||
New York | 0.163% | 44.6% | 55.4% | ||
Maryland | 0.568% | 100% | |||
Québec | 3.13% | 86.6% | 10.3% | ||
Manitoba | 100% | ||||
Oklahoma | 100% | ||||
Tennessee | 100% | ||||
Ontario | 100% | ||||
California | 0.557% | 100% | |||
Arkansas | 100% | ||||
South Dakota | 18.5% | 81.5% | |||
Ohio | 86.8% | 13.2% | |||
Indiana | 78.8% | 21.2% | |||
Minnesota | 100% | ||||
Iowa | 9.22% | 90.8% | |||
Illinois | 57.7% | 42.3% | |||
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