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) | Areas of serious concern | Areas of some concern | Stable terrain | Nonvegetated land | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alaska | 0.230% | 0.154% | |||
Arizona | 30.7% | 40.9% | 28.4% | ||
Utah | 13.6% | 86.4% | |||
Yukon | 100% | ||||
Northwest Territories | 0.106% | 3.06% | |||
District of Columbia | 6.93% | 100% | |||
Florida | 0.876% | 99.0% | |||
Idaho | 12.7% | 87.3% | |||
New Hampshire | 0.244% | 100% | |||
Rhode Island | 3.07% | 95.0% | |||
Vermont | 2.39% | 97.6% | |||
Washington | 0.110% | 12.5% | 11.9% | 5.51% | |
Wyoming | 3.04% | 97.0% | |||
Nunavut | 0.118% | 0.587% | |||
Montana | 5.14% | 83.8% | |||
Maine | 0.127% | 0.171% | 80.4% | ||
North Dakota | 92.0% | 8.03% | |||
Kentucky | 1.37% | 98.6% | |||
Nova Scotia | 0.134% | 18.4% | |||
Virginia | 0.108% | 25.7% | 74.1% | ||
Delaware | 5.31% | 99.3% | |||
Prince Edward Island | 1.21% | 96.6% | |||
Saskatchewan | 11.6% | 38.7% | 49.7% | ||
Mississippi | 18.4% | 64.8% | 16.8% | ||
West Virginia | 26.7% | 73.3% | |||
Nebraska | 94.5% | 5.51% | |||
Texas | 13.8% | 77.2% | 8.74% | ||
Missouri | 53.7% | 46.3% | |||
Louisiana | 0.728% | 0.161% | 18.9% | 29.5% | |
Hawaii | 1.26% | 1.16% | |||
North Carolina | 0.189% | 99.4% | |||
Oregon | 0.116% | 0.146% | 13.9% | 59.9% | |
New Brunswick | 0.167% | 35.3% | 63.9% | ||
Alabama | 0.215% | 73.2% | 26.7% | ||
New Mexico | 5.86% | 92.2% | 1.91% | ||
Kansas | 64.1% | 35.9% | |||
Wisconsin | 41.4% | 38.2% | 20.4% | ||
British Columbia | 3.99% | 0.242% | |||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 24.7% | ||||
New Jersey | 2.79% | 99.1% | |||
South Carolina | 3.55% | 90.8% | 9.02% | ||
Michigan | 70.3% | 29.6% | |||
Alberta | 3.89% | 14.0% | 65.8% | ||
Connecticut | 0.331% | 1.86% | 98.1% | ||
Pennsylvania | 12.1% | 87.9% | |||
Colorado | 35.4% | 64.6% | |||
Nevada | 54.5% | 39.8% | 0.655% | ||
Massachusetts | 0.375% | 0.575% | |||
Georgia | 0.545% | 64.0% | 35.9% | ||
New York | 0.163% | 2.49% | 25.0% | ||
Maryland | 0.568% | 23.5% | 74.6% | ||
Québec | 0.218% | 94.2% | |||
Manitoba | 5.67% | 12.3% | 81.9% | ||
Oklahoma | 31.0% | 69.0% | |||
Tennessee | 4.84% | 95.2% | |||
Ontario | 8.22% | 91.7% | |||
California | 0.557% | 10.6% | 60.7% | 22.9% | 5.57% |
Arkansas | 31.1% | 68.9% | |||
South Dakota | 56.9% | 43.1% | |||
Ohio | 100% | ||||
Indiana | 2.05% | 97.9% | |||
Minnesota | 26.5% | 61.6% | 11.9% | ||
Iowa | 99.1% | 0.440% | |||
Illinois | 96.6% | 3.35% | |||
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