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) | Less than 20°F | 20–29°F | 30–39°F | 40–49°F | 50–54°F | 55–59°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 | 32.8% | 60.8% | 2.30% | ||||
Utah | 93.9% | 5.41% | |||||
District of Columbia | 6.93% | 100% | |||||
Florida | 0.876% | 14.7% | 56.6% | 21.0% | 7.07% | ||
Idaho | 84.3% | 6.93% | |||||
New Hampshire | 0.244% | 100% | |||||
Rhode Island | 3.07% | 3.92% | |||||
Vermont | 99.7% | ||||||
Washington | 0.110% | 29.2% | 45.9% | 22.8% | |||
Wyoming | 100% | ||||||
Montana | 99.9% | ||||||
Maine | 0.127% | 99.5% | |||||
North Dakota | 100% | ||||||
Kentucky | 3.74% | 91.2% | |||||
Virginia | 0.108% | 20.5% | 1.66% | ||||
Delaware | 5.31% | 99.1% | |||||
Mississippi | 21.7% | 78.0% | |||||
West Virginia | 67.8% | 31.4% | |||||
Nebraska | 100% | ||||||
Texas | 10.9% | 44.9% | 29.3% | 14.1% | |||
Missouri | 80.4% | 18.4% | |||||
Louisiana | 0.728% | 61.7% | 37.9% | ||||
North Carolina | 0.189% | 84.2% | 3.43% | ||||
Oregon | 0.116% | 27.3% | 19.8% | 23.7% | |||
Alabama | 0.215% | 29.3% | 1.30% | ||||
New Mexico | 81.8% | 1.03% | |||||
Kansas | 96.6% | 3.36% | |||||
Wisconsin | 99.5% | ||||||
New Jersey | 2.79% | 73.8% | 25.8% | ||||
South Carolina | 3.55% | 41.6% | 58.3% | ||||
Michigan | 98.1% | ||||||
Connecticut | 0.331% | 99.9% | |||||
Pennsylvania | 99.4% | ||||||
Colorado | 100% | ||||||
Nevada | 73.6% | 6.36% | |||||
Massachusetts | 0.375% | 98.2% | |||||
Georgia | 0.545% | 26.7% | 54.5% | 18.7% | |||
New York | 0.163% | 96.9% | |||||
Maryland | 0.568% | 34.3% | 32.0% | ||||
Oklahoma | 17.8% | 81.3% | |||||
Tennessee | 100% | ||||||
California | 0.557% | 10.8% | 23.3% | 1.46% | |||
Arkansas | 79.0% | 21.0% | |||||
South Dakota | 100% | ||||||
Ohio | 96.3% | 3.50% | |||||
Indiana | 92.1% | 7.40% | |||||
Minnesota | 100% | ||||||
Iowa | 100% | ||||||
Illinois | 94.0% | 5.95% | |||||
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