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) | 20–29°F | 30–39°F | 40–49°F | 50–54°F | 55–59°F | 60–64°F | 65–70°F | More than 70°F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | 3.28% | 52.5% | 1.52% | 4.55% | 1.19% | ||||
Utah | 4.62% | 12.3% | 1.60% | 1.99% | |||||
District of Columbia | 6.93% | 100% | |||||||
Florida | 0.876% | 15.7% | 50.5% | ||||||
Idaho | 41.4% | 1.00% | |||||||
New Hampshire | 0.244% | 51.0% | 48.6% | ||||||
Rhode Island | 3.07% | 40.8% | 3.92% | ||||||
Vermont | 67.8% | 5.13% | |||||||
Washington | 0.110% | 1.69% | 1.65% | 13.3% | |||||
Wyoming | 6.20% | 1.64% | 53.8% | 3.89% | |||||
Montana | 12.5% | 64.6% | 1.73% | ||||||
Maine | 0.127% | 1.90% | 1.80% | ||||||
North Dakota | 7.69% | 68.5% | 22.9% | ||||||
Kentucky | 74.1% | 25.9% | |||||||
Virginia | 0.108% | 5.66% | 52.3% | 20.9% | 1.66% | ||||
Delaware | 5.31% | 70.5% | 28.7% | ||||||
Mississippi | 72.7% | 26.9% | |||||||
West Virginia | 18.6% | 7.46% | |||||||
Nebraska | 1.70% | 23.3% | 39.4% | 35.0% | |||||
Texas | 7.25% | 23.2% | 29.8% | 25.4% | 11.4% | ||||
Missouri | 79.9% | 3.80% | |||||||
Louisiana | 0.728% | 31.8% | 67.8% | ||||||
North Carolina | 0.189% | 1.46% | 1.28% | 68.8% | |||||
Oregon | 0.116% | 3.51% | 53.1% | 4.57% | |||||
Alabama | 0.215% | 94.8% | 3.85% | ||||||
New Mexico | 1.12% | 55.1% | 17.6% | 5.37% | |||||
Kansas | 1.72% | 30.3% | 60.6% | 7.43% | |||||
Wisconsin | 4.55% | 71.2% | 1.80% | ||||||
New Jersey | 2.79% | 35.4% | 64.3% | ||||||
South Carolina | 3.55% | 1.35% | 88.9% | 5.34% | |||||
Michigan | 3.53% | 60.8% | 2.65% | ||||||
Connecticut | 0.331% | 74.5% | 20.0% | ||||||
Pennsylvania | 4.44% | 3.41% | 11.0% | ||||||
Colorado | 1.05% | 16.7% | 24.1% | ||||||
Nevada | 8.38% | 55.6% | 2.02% | ||||||
Massachusetts | 0.375% | 3.88% | 49.9% | 35.1% | |||||
Georgia | 0.545% | 9.84% | 70.8% | 17.4% | |||||
New York | 0.163% | 1.78% | 9.58% | 8.48% | 1.26% | ||||
Maryland | 0.568% | 12.3% | 72.0% | 14.7% | |||||
Oklahoma | 2.09% | 6.06% | 3.01% | 9.12% | |||||
Tennessee | 3.53% | 55.1% | |||||||
California | 0.557% | 2.22% | 24.7% | 1.17% | 2.39% | ||||
Arkansas | 7.28% | 3.52% | 1.05% | ||||||
South Dakota | 2.29% | 26.1% | 60.0% | 10.8% | |||||
Ohio | 36.5% | 1.25% | |||||||
Indiana | 8.52% | 84.6% | 5.00% | ||||||
Minnesota | 16.6% | 59.4% | 18.8% | ||||||
Iowa | 3.40% | 95.4% | |||||||
Illinois | 1.77% | 78.7% | 18.0% | ||||||
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