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) | Less than 1 | 1–5 | 6–10 | 11–15 | More than 15 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Northwest Territories | 0.106% | |||||
Nunavut | 0.118% | |||||
Nova Scotia | 0.134% | |||||
Prince Edward Island | 1.21% | |||||
New Brunswick | 0.167% | |||||
Alaska | 0.230% | 99.8% | ||||
Arizona | 92.2% | 7.76% | ||||
Utah | 100% | |||||
District of Columbia | 6.93% | 100% | ||||
Florida | 0.876% | 64.2% | 35.5% | |||
Idaho | 100% | |||||
New Hampshire | 0.244% | 1.24% | 98.7% | |||
Rhode Island | 3.07% | 99.3% | ||||
Vermont | 77.1% | 22.6% | ||||
Washington | 0.110% | 99.9% | ||||
Wyoming | 87.7% | 12.3% | ||||
Montana | 100% | |||||
Maine | 0.127% | 40.0% | 59.8% | |||
North Dakota | 29.5% | 70.5% | ||||
Kentucky | 4.42% | 60.5% | 35.1% | |||
Virginia | 0.108% | 10.3% | 89.6% | |||
Delaware | 5.31% | 99.2% | ||||
Mississippi | 10.9% | 74.0% | 15.1% | |||
West Virginia | 48.2% | 51.8% | ||||
Nebraska | 88.6% | 11.4% | ||||
Texas | 16.8% | 43.9% | 36.9% | 2.38% | ||
Missouri | 23.4% | 62.5% | 14.1% | |||
Louisiana | 0.728% | 30.4% | 69.5% | |||
Hawaii | 1.26% | 92.1% | ||||
North Carolina | 0.189% | 99.9% | ||||
Oregon | 0.116% | 100% | ||||
Alabama | 0.215% | 69.5% | 16.4% | 14.0% | ||
New Mexico | 90.2% | 9.71% | ||||
Kansas | 68.1% | 31.5% | ||||
Wisconsin | 13.1% | 53.1% | 33.7% | |||
British Columbia | 2.52% | |||||
New Jersey | 2.79% | 19.5% | 80.3% | |||
South Carolina | 3.55% | 99.9% | ||||
Michigan | 34.8% | 64.8% | ||||
Connecticut | 0.331% | 99.9% | ||||
Pennsylvania | 6.15% | 93.9% | ||||
Colorado | 69.4% | 30.6% | ||||
Nevada | 100% | |||||
Massachusetts | 0.375% | 99.5% | ||||
Georgia | 0.545% | 61.5% | 38.5% | |||
New York | 0.163% | 61.6% | 38.3% | |||
Maryland | 0.568% | 99.3% | ||||
Oklahoma | 3.41% | 35.1% | 46.0% | 15.5% | ||
Tennessee | 41.3% | 58.7% | ||||
California | 0.557% | 99.9% | ||||
Arkansas | 87.2% | 12.8% | ||||
South Dakota | 22.1% | 76.0% | 1.85% | |||
Ohio | 3.97% | 96.0% | ||||
Indiana | 62.9% | 37.1% | ||||
Minnesota | 23.4% | 72.5% | 4.03% | |||
Iowa | 50.0% | 50.0% | ||||
Illinois | 70.3% | 29.6% | ||||
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