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) | -1.75 to -1.5 | -1.5 to -1.25 | -1.25 to -1.0 | -1.0 to -0.75 | -0.5 to -0.25 | -0.25 to 0.25 | 0.5 to 0.75 | |
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Northwest Territories | 0.106% | |||||||
District of Columbia | 6.93% | |||||||
New Hampshire | 0.244% | |||||||
Oregon | 0.116% | |||||||
Alabama | 0.215% | |||||||
South Carolina | 3.55% | |||||||
Connecticut | 0.331% | |||||||
Georgia | 0.545% | |||||||
Alaska | 0.230% | 0.230% | ||||||
Florida | 0.876% | 0.528% | ||||||
Rhode Island | 3.07% | 4.64% | ||||||
Washington | 0.110% | 0.523% | ||||||
Nunavut | 0.118% | 0.349% | ||||||
Maine | 0.127% | 0.133% | ||||||
Nova Scotia | 0.134% | 0.869% | ||||||
Virginia | 0.108% | 0.126% | ||||||
Delaware | 5.31% | 0.762% | ||||||
Prince Edward Island | 1.21% | 1.45% | ||||||
Texas | 0.183% | |||||||
Louisiana | 0.728% | 0.120% | ||||||
Hawaii | 1.26% | 2.11% | 0.444% | 1.11% | 0.206% | 0.177% | 1.57% | |
North Carolina | 0.189% | 0.319% | ||||||
New Brunswick | 0.167% | 0.522% | ||||||
British Columbia | 0.181% | |||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 0.356% | |||||||
New Jersey | 2.79% | 0.329% | ||||||
Massachusetts | 0.375% | 1.78% | ||||||
New York | 0.163% | 0.105% | ||||||
Maryland | 0.568% | 0.874% | ||||||
Québec | 0.107% | |||||||
California | 0.557% | 0.105% |
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