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) | Consolidated rock aquifers | Combination aquifers | Productive aquifers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alaska | 0.230% | |||
New Hampshire | 0.244% | |||
Rhode Island | 3.07% | |||
Maine | 0.127% | |||
Hawaii | 1.26% | |||
Massachusetts | 0.375% | |||
Arizona | 5.15% | |||
Utah | 2.03% | |||
Yukon | 83.0% | |||
Northwest Territories | 0.106% | 37.6% | ||
District of Columbia | 6.93% | 55.6% | ||
Florida | 0.876% | 25.3% | 1.48% | |
Idaho | 1.85% | 6.13% | ||
Washington | 0.110% | 1.17% | ||
Wyoming | 3.58% | |||
Nunavut | 0.118% | 2.51% | ||
Montana | 1.34% | |||
North Dakota | 3.00% | 6.69% | ||
Kentucky | 8.30% | |||
Nova Scotia | 0.134% | 29.2% | ||
Virginia | 0.108% | 8.27% | ||
Delaware | 5.31% | 98.6% | ||
Prince Edward Island | 1.21% | 77.5% | ||
Saskatchewan | 11.0% | |||
Mississippi | 99.6% | |||
West Virginia | 1.96% | |||
Nebraska | 75.9% | |||
Texas | 27.0% | |||
Missouri | 56.4% | |||
Louisiana | 0.728% | 98.6% | ||
North Carolina | 0.189% | 7.59% | ||
Oregon | 0.116% | 1.21% | 1.53% | |
New Brunswick | 0.167% | 50.2% | ||
Alabama | 0.215% | 4.32% | ||
New Mexico | 4.90% | 2.15% | ||
Kansas | 1.62% | 5.11% | ||
Wisconsin | 12.5% | 1.43% | ||
British Columbia | 59.8% | |||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 5.25% | |||
New Jersey | 2.79% | 58.8% | ||
South Carolina | 3.55% | 30.0% | 2.54% | |
Michigan | 16.1% | 16.3% | ||
Alberta | 6.33% | |||
Connecticut | 0.331% | 2.14% | ||
Pennsylvania | 11.6% | |||
Colorado | 2.33% | 2.58% | ||
Nevada | 1.63% | 2.87% | ||
Georgia | 0.545% | 2.57% | 17.9% | |
New York | 0.163% | 3.15% | ||
Maryland | 0.568% | 34.3% | ||
Québec | 1.02% | |||
Manitoba | 2.62% | |||
Oklahoma | 1.97% | 2.69% | ||
Tennessee | 17.6% | |||
Ontario | 5.05% | |||
California | 0.557% | 4.23% | 1.35% | |
Arkansas | 15.9% | |||
South Dakota | 10.3% | 6.62% | ||
Ohio | 15.0% | |||
Indiana | 11.6% | |||
Minnesota | 2.27% | 3.62% | ||
Iowa | 2.05% | |||
Illinois | 33.0% | 3.68% | ||
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