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) | 0–0.9 | 1.0–1.9 | 2.0–3.9 | 4.0–5.9 | 6.0–8.0 | More than 8 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alaska | 0.230% | ||||||
Northwest Territories | 0.106% | ||||||
Nunavut | 0.118% | ||||||
Nova Scotia | 0.134% | ||||||
Prince Edward Island | 1.21% | ||||||
Hawaii | 1.26% | ||||||
New Brunswick | 0.167% | ||||||
Arizona | 33.9% | 37.9% | 28.2% | ||||
Utah | 65.7% | 34.0% | |||||
District of Columbia | 6.93% | 100% | |||||
Florida | 0.876% | 99.1% | |||||
Idaho | 8.79% | 45.9% | 42.5% | 2.27% | |||
New Hampshire | 0.244% | 5.08% | 66.9% | 15.4% | 12.6% | ||
Rhode Island | 3.07% | 95.0% | |||||
Vermont | 10.1% | 74.0% | 13.9% | 1.88% | |||
Washington | 0.110% | 19.6% | 39.1% | 1.25% | |||
Wyoming | 68.1% | 11.4% | 4.28% | ||||
Montana | 42.5% | 57.3% | |||||
Maine | 0.127% | 13.8% | 77.4% | 6.92% | |||
North Dakota | 60.5% | 39.5% | |||||
Kentucky | 100% | ||||||
Virginia | 0.108% | 3.18% | 73.0% | 20.6% | |||
Delaware | 5.31% | 4.13% | 5.64% | ||||
Mississippi | 6.06% | 52.9% | 41.0% | ||||
West Virginia | 8.28% | 91.7% | |||||
Nebraska | 24.2% | 71.8% | 3.54% | ||||
Texas | 11.8% | 30.6% | 38.0% | 18.7% | |||
Missouri | 100% | ||||||
Louisiana | 0.728% | 1.80% | 60.8% | 7.42% | |||
North Carolina | 0.189% | 27.9% | 56.8% | 14.7% | |||
Oregon | 0.116% | 1.12% | 61.6% | 8.66% | |||
Alabama | 0.215% | 21.0% | 59.7% | 19.2% | |||
New Mexico | 16.8% | 64.8% | 18.4% | ||||
Kansas | 4.32% | 55.5% | |||||
Wisconsin | 45.3% | 54.2% | |||||
New Jersey | 2.79% | 72.0% | 27.2% | ||||
South Carolina | 3.55% | 60.2% | 39.7% | ||||
Michigan | 69.8% | ||||||
Connecticut | 0.331% | 67.7% | 32.3% | ||||
Pennsylvania | 1.31% | 43.1% | 55.6% | ||||
Colorado | 5.22% | 54.1% | 11.9% | 3.60% | |||
Nevada | 26.4% | 33.2% | 40.2% | ||||
Massachusetts | 0.375% | 51.1% | 46.3% | ||||
Georgia | 0.545% | 58.3% | 41.5% | ||||
New York | 0.163% | 2.70% | 83.9% | 11.4% | |||
Maryland | 0.568% | 21.9% | 1.21% | 9.55% | |||
Oklahoma | 49.7% | 50.3% | |||||
Tennessee | 4.73% | 95.3% | |||||
California | 0.557% | 15.0% | 69.7% | 9.11% | |||
Arkansas | 100% | ||||||
South Dakota | 75.1% | 24.9% | |||||
Ohio | 2.15% | 97.8% | |||||
Indiana | 20.1% | 79.9% | |||||
Minnesota | 29.8% | 70.1% | |||||
Iowa | 100% | ||||||
Illinois | 2.58% | 97.4% | |||||
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