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) | 2.0 to 3.0 | 3.0 to 4.0 | 4.0 to 5.0 | 5.0 to 7.0 | 7.0 to 9.0 | 9.0 to 11.0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alaska | 0.230% | 6.12% | 51.8% | 41.5% | 0.619% | ||
Arizona | 54.1% | 45.9% | |||||
Utah | 100% | ||||||
Yukon | 0.183% | 84.6% | 15.2% | ||||
Northwest Territories | 0.106% | 42.5% | 40.6% | 16.9% | |||
District of Columbia | 6.93% | 100% | |||||
Florida | 0.876% | 80.2% | 19.8% | ||||
Idaho | 100% | ||||||
New Hampshire | 0.244% | 100% | |||||
Rhode Island | 3.07% | 100% | |||||
Vermont | 100% | ||||||
Washington | 0.110% | 0.721% | 92.9% | 6.36% | |||
Wyoming | 100% | ||||||
Nunavut | 0.118% | 0.715% | 79.8% | 19.5% | |||
Montana | 100% | ||||||
Maine | 0.127% | 1.11% | 98.9% | ||||
North Dakota | 100% | ||||||
Kentucky | 97.3% | 2.66% | |||||
Nova Scotia | 0.134% | 2.28% | 97.7% | ||||
Virginia | 0.108% | 100% | |||||
Delaware | 5.31% | 100% | |||||
Prince Edward Island | 1.21% | 100% | |||||
Saskatchewan | 100% | ||||||
Mississippi | 1.68% | 98.3% | |||||
West Virginia | 92.6% | 7.41% | |||||
Nebraska | 100% | ||||||
Texas | 0.717% | 88.6% | 10.7% | ||||
Missouri | 13.6% | 86.4% | |||||
Louisiana | 0.728% | 22.6% | 77.4% | ||||
Hawaii | 1.26% | 4.46% | 95.5% | ||||
North Carolina | 0.189% | 0.811% | 99.2% | ||||
Oregon | 0.116% | 12.9% | 72.2% | 14.9% | |||
New Brunswick | 0.167% | 100% | |||||
Alabama | 0.215% | 0.226% | 99.8% | ||||
New Mexico | 10.1% | 89.9% | |||||
Kansas | 100% | ||||||
Wisconsin | 100% | ||||||
British Columbia | 1.02% | 33.9% | 65.1% | ||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 24.5% | 75.5% | |||||
New Jersey | 2.79% | 74.2% | 25.8% | ||||
South Carolina | 3.55% | 0.446% | 99.6% | ||||
Michigan | 100% | ||||||
Alberta | 100% | ||||||
Connecticut | 0.331% | 100% | |||||
Pennsylvania | 12.1% | 87.9% | |||||
Colorado | 100% | ||||||
Nevada | 36.6% | 63.4% | |||||
Massachusetts | 0.375% | 0.220% | 9.11% | 90.7% | |||
Georgia | 0.545% | 10.5% | 89.5% | ||||
New York | 0.163% | 2.91% | 97.1% | ||||
Maryland | 0.568% | 97.8% | 2.21% | ||||
Québec | 74.3% | 25.7% | |||||
Manitoba | 84.3% | 15.7% | |||||
Oklahoma | 62.1% | 37.9% | |||||
Tennessee | 100% | ||||||
Ontario | 88.8% | 11.2% | |||||
California | 0.557% | 29.5% | 70.5% | ||||
Arkansas | 100% | ||||||
South Dakota | 100% | ||||||
Ohio | 11.8% | 88.2% | |||||
Indiana | 3.46% | 96.5% | |||||
Minnesota | 100% | ||||||
Iowa | 100% | ||||||
Illinois | 4.57% | 95.4% | |||||
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