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) | D0 Abnormally Dry | D1 Drought - Moderate | D2 Drought - Severe | D3 Drought - Extreme | D4 Drought - Exceptional | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Northwest Territories | 0.106% | |||||
District of Columbia | 6.93% | |||||
Rhode Island | 3.07% | |||||
Nunavut | 0.118% | |||||
Maine | 0.127% | |||||
Nova Scotia | 0.134% | |||||
Virginia | 0.108% | |||||
Delaware | 5.31% | |||||
Prince Edward Island | 1.21% | |||||
North Carolina | 0.189% | |||||
New Brunswick | 0.167% | |||||
Alabama | 0.215% | |||||
New Jersey | 2.79% | |||||
South Carolina | 3.55% | |||||
New York | 0.163% | |||||
Alaska | 0.230% | 12.1% | ||||
Arizona | 63.8% | 16.6% | ||||
Utah | 32.8% | 17.5% | 13.0% | |||
Florida | 0.876% | 7.50% | ||||
Idaho | 35.6% | 49.3% | 3.82% | |||
New Hampshire | 0.244% | 14.1% | ||||
Washington | 0.110% | 14.5% | 7.55% | |||
Wyoming | 63.2% | 11.7% | 2.18% | |||
Montana | 31.7% | 16.1% | 8.79% | |||
North Dakota | 67.7% | 3.90% | ||||
Mississippi | 3.93% | |||||
West Virginia | 4.75% | |||||
Texas | 23.1% | |||||
Louisiana | 0.728% | 38.7% | ||||
Hawaii | 1.26% | 42.1% | 42.2% | 5.85% | ||
Oregon | 0.116% | 7.64% | 29.3% | 33.5% | ||
New Mexico | 32.1% | |||||
Kansas | 5.29% | |||||
Connecticut | 0.331% | 30.4% | ||||
Pennsylvania | 1.99% | |||||
Colorado | 9.05% | |||||
Nevada | 36.1% | 25.3% | 14.0% | 18.7% | 4.50% | |
Massachusetts | 0.375% | 20.6% | ||||
Georgia | 0.545% | 2.73% | ||||
Maryland | 0.568% | 8.47% | ||||
Oklahoma | 21.5% | |||||
California | 0.557% | 4.47% | 12.5% | 21.9% | 22.2% | 38.2% |
Arkansas | 4.85% | |||||
South Dakota | 11.9% | |||||
Minnesota | 5.50% | |||||
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