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) | 80 and over | 60–79 | 40–59 | 20–39 | 10–19 | Under 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hawaii | 1.26% | ||||||
Alaska | 0.230% | 6.62% | 7.64% | 17.8% | 57.5% | ||
Arizona | 2.54% | 96.8% | |||||
Utah | 1.95% | 15.8% | 45.3% | ||||
Yukon | 3.45% | 13.9% | 65.1% | ||||
Northwest Territories | 0.106% | 3.09% | 1.14% | 3.45% | 47.1% | ||
District of Columbia | 6.93% | 100% | |||||
Florida | 0.876% | 8.74% | 57.3% | 9.83% | 7.67% | ||
Idaho | 9.77% | 63.1% | 27.1% | ||||
New Hampshire | 0.244% | 28.4% | 64.3% | 7.25% | |||
Rhode Island | 3.07% | 3.92% | |||||
Vermont | 1.65% | 12.1% | 42.6% | 43.7% | |||
Washington | 0.110% | 20.4% | 5.93% | 1.84% | 17.3% | 5.92% | |
Wyoming | 2.07% | 11.7% | 45.2% | ||||
Nunavut | 0.118% | 1.04% | 4.62% | 1.22% | 8.60% | ||
Montana | 1.56% | 17.8% | 43.0% | 4.26% | |||
Maine | 0.127% | 3.20% | 27.6% | 26.2% | 34.9% | ||
North Dakota | 14.3% | 63.3% | 22.4% | ||||
Kentucky | 2.26% | 32.1% | 60.8% | 2.77% | |||
Nova Scotia | 0.134% | 40.0% | 23.3% | 11.3% | |||
Virginia | 0.108% | 1.87% | 19.6% | 15.2% | 57.7% | ||
Delaware | 5.31% | 99.2% | |||||
Prince Edward Island | 1.21% | 98.5% | |||||
Saskatchewan | 21.2% | 57.2% | 2.16% | ||||
Mississippi | 47.6% | 47.1% | 5.25% | ||||
West Virginia | 22.5% | 34.5% | 28.5% | 7.08% | 2.75% | ||
Nebraska | 96.2% | 2.94% | |||||
Texas | 16.5% | 58.3% | 13.3% | ||||
Missouri | 1.28% | 85.3% | 13.4% | ||||
Louisiana | 0.728% | 35.0% | 4.64% | 13.3% | |||
North Carolina | 0.189% | 5.96% | 9.63% | 5.85% | 77.5% | ||
Oregon | 0.116% | 15.6% | 12.0% | 7.32% | 33.9% | 13.8% | |
New Brunswick | 0.167% | 5.70% | 12.5% | 20.7% | 57.3% | ||
Alabama | 0.215% | 49.9% | 33.2% | 16.7% | |||
New Mexico | 4.55% | 9.09% | 66.0% | ||||
Kansas | 30.5% | 69.5% | |||||
Wisconsin | 13.3% | 86.2% | |||||
British Columbia | 1.13% | 3.58% | 2.65% | 43.4% | |||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 1.73% | 3.63% | 6.73% | 4.58% | 35.7% | ||
New Jersey | 2.79% | 99.7% | |||||
South Carolina | 3.55% | 2.79% | 2.88% | 93.3% | |||
Michigan | 2.85% | 57.7% | 12.0% | ||||
Alberta | 74.4% | 24.2% | |||||
Connecticut | 0.331% | 99.9% | |||||
Pennsylvania | 2.54% | 1.92% | 2.00% | 14.5% | |||
Colorado | 26.0% | 31.5% | 18.2% | ||||
Nevada | 23.7% | 75.4% | |||||
Massachusetts | 0.375% | 1.97% | 34.1% | 56.1% | |||
Georgia | 0.545% | 2.98% | 18.3% | 1.23% | 1.85% | ||
New York | 0.163% | 18.3% | 2.90% | 24.6% | |||
Maryland | 0.568% | 1.39% | 5.84% | 3.51% | 88.4% | ||
Québec | 5.65% | 14.9% | 18.6% | 28.5% | |||
Manitoba | 7.19% | 44.3% | |||||
Oklahoma | 10.5% | 89.5% | |||||
Tennessee | 1.87% | 4.65% | 8.06% | 27.0% | 56.0% | 2.41% | |
Ontario | 3.62% | 1.52% | 32.9% | 7.70% | |||
California | 0.557% | 6.15% | 4.08% | 11.9% | 8.83% | 18.7% | |
Arkansas | 13.3% | 86.7% | |||||
South Dakota | 99.1% | ||||||
Ohio | 2.15% | 35.4% | 56.5% | ||||
Indiana | 4.86% | 88.4% | |||||
Minnesota | 8.70% | 33.6% | 57.6% | ||||
Iowa | 29.7% | 70.3% | |||||
Illinois | 12.2% | 77.2% | 10.6% | ||||
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