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) | Arctic | California | Eastern Woodlands, Northeast | Great Basin | Northwest Coast | Plains | Plateau | Southwest | Subarctic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Florida | 0.876% | |||||||||
Prince Edward Island | 1.21% | |||||||||
Louisiana | 0.728% | |||||||||
Hawaii | 1.26% | |||||||||
Alabama | 0.215% | |||||||||
South Carolina | 3.55% | |||||||||
Georgia | 0.545% | |||||||||
Alaska | 0.230% | 45.7% | 1.02% | 46.0% | ||||||
Arizona | 8.41% | 91.6% | ||||||||
Utah | 98.8% | 1.20% | ||||||||
Yukon | 6.48% | 92.2% | ||||||||
Northwest Territories | 0.106% | 13.2% | 69.8% | |||||||
District of Columbia | 6.93% | 100% | ||||||||
Idaho | 78.0% | 22.0% | ||||||||
New Hampshire | 0.244% | 99.9% | ||||||||
Rhode Island | 3.07% | 96.5% | ||||||||
Vermont | 100% | |||||||||
Washington | 0.110% | 65.1% | ||||||||
Wyoming | 62.6% | 37.4% | ||||||||
Nunavut | 0.118% | 35.9% | 6.18% | |||||||
Montana | 9.49% | 74.5% | 16.0% | |||||||
Maine | 0.127% | 99.2% | ||||||||
North Dakota | 1.37% | 98.6% | ||||||||
Kentucky | 82.5% | |||||||||
Nova Scotia | 0.134% | 78.9% | ||||||||
Virginia | 0.108% | 45.2% | ||||||||
Delaware | 5.31% | 96.5% | ||||||||
Saskatchewan | 38.0% | 62.0% | ||||||||
West Virginia | 64.1% | |||||||||
Nebraska | 100% | |||||||||
Texas | 50.9% | 39.0% | ||||||||
Missouri | 12.0% | 82.4% | ||||||||
North Carolina | 0.189% | 27.2% | ||||||||
Oregon | 0.116% | 53.9% | 18.0% | |||||||
New Brunswick | 0.167% | 99.0% | ||||||||
New Mexico | 2.83% | 97.2% | ||||||||
Kansas | 100% | |||||||||
Wisconsin | 96.4% | 3.59% | ||||||||
British Columbia | 4.67% | 18.1% | 57.3% | |||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 10.1% | 67.6% | ||||||||
New Jersey | 2.79% | 98.7% | ||||||||
Michigan | 100% | |||||||||
Alberta | 31.3% | 4.22% | 64.5% | |||||||
Connecticut | 0.331% | 99.4% | ||||||||
Pennsylvania | 100% | |||||||||
Colorado | 60.5% | 25.0% | 14.5% | |||||||
Nevada | 99.9% | |||||||||
Massachusetts | 0.375% | 98.0% | ||||||||
New York | 0.163% | 99.5% | ||||||||
Maryland | 0.568% | 96.7% | ||||||||
Québec | 11.3% | 64.2% | ||||||||
Manitoba | 10.8% | 7.55% | 81.6% | |||||||
Oklahoma | 92.6% | |||||||||
Tennessee | 11.6% | |||||||||
Ontario | 47.4% | 52.5% | ||||||||
California | 0.557% | 77.4% | 20.3% | 1.70% | ||||||
Arkansas | 35.1% | |||||||||
South Dakota | 100% | |||||||||
Ohio | 100% | |||||||||
Indiana | 100% | |||||||||
Minnesota | 44.4% | 55.6% | ||||||||
Iowa | 27.3% | 72.7% | ||||||||
Illinois | 98.8% | |||||||||
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