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) | 160 in and over | 110–159 in | 60–109 in | 30–59 in | 15–29 in | Under 15 in | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alaska | 0.230% | 1.37% | 9.46% | 49.7% | 6.89% | ||
Arizona | 19.7% | 80.1% | |||||
Utah | 3.97% | 40.0% | 27.9% | 25.0% | |||
Yukon | 6.60% | 27.0% | 1.28% | 39.2% | |||
Northwest Territories | 0.106% | 2.52% | 8.57% | 66.7% | 3.09% | ||
District of Columbia | 6.93% | 100% | |||||
Florida | 0.876% | 99.4% | |||||
Idaho | 4.80% | 1.86% | 68.1% | 1.76% | |||
New Hampshire | 0.244% | 47.6% | 52.4% | ||||
Rhode Island | 3.07% | 3.82% | |||||
Vermont | 87.5% | 12.5% | |||||
Washington | 0.110% | 7.48% | 30.0% | 25.7% | 7.10% | 19.9% | |
Wyoming | 48.2% | 50.6% | |||||
Nunavut | 0.118% | 1.25% | 8.66% | 3.24% | 2.55% | ||
Montana | 1.78% | 37.5% | 50.0% | 8.90% | |||
Maine | 0.127% | 8.65% | 87.1% | 3.81% | |||
North Dakota | 38.9% | 61.1% | |||||
Kentucky | 30.8% | 69.2% | |||||
Nova Scotia | 0.134% | 19.0% | |||||
Virginia | 0.108% | 64.7% | 35.2% | ||||
Delaware | 5.31% | 5.45% | 93.8% | ||||
Prince Edward Island | 1.21% | 98.8% | |||||
Saskatchewan | 95.9% | 1.98% | |||||
Mississippi | 100% | ||||||
West Virginia | 57.4% | 42.6% | |||||
Nebraska | 39.2% | 60.8% | |||||
Texas | 99.8% | ||||||
Missouri | 76.8% | 23.2% | |||||
Louisiana | 0.728% | 99.6% | |||||
Hawaii | 1.26% | 10.4% | |||||
North Carolina | 0.189% | 99.0% | |||||
Oregon | 0.116% | 9.17% | 6.14% | 26.6% | 1.05% | 18.6% | |
New Brunswick | 0.167% | 50.9% | 48.6% | ||||
Alabama | 0.215% | 100% | |||||
New Mexico | 8.69% | 12.8% | 21.6% | 56.9% | |||
Kansas | 76.2% | 23.8% | |||||
Wisconsin | 3.31% | 96.1% | |||||
British Columbia | 1.49% | 2.94% | 2.84% | 9.04% | 1.50% | ||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 1.25% | 10.4% | 8.92% | ||||
New Jersey | 2.79% | 45.8% | 53.6% | ||||
South Carolina | 3.55% | 99.9% | |||||
Michigan | 13.1% | 57.5% | |||||
Alberta | 4.59% | 15.5% | 78.2% | 1.72% | |||
Connecticut | 0.331% | 99.9% | |||||
Pennsylvania | 4.01% | 95.7% | |||||
Colorado | 30.9% | 47.9% | 20.2% | 1.04% | |||
Nevada | 7.06% | 22.8% | 22.5% | 39.6% | |||
Massachusetts | 0.375% | 98.2% | |||||
Georgia | 0.545% | 99.9% | |||||
New York | 0.163% | 3.86% | 64.9% | 2.90% | |||
Maryland | 0.568% | 16.2% | 83.0% | ||||
Québec | 12.6% | 33.5% | 46.1% | 3.40% | |||
Manitoba | 52.6% | 46.9% | |||||
Oklahoma | 99.6% | ||||||
Tennessee | 8.28% | 91.7% | |||||
Ontario | 9.58% | 86.3% | 3.20% | ||||
California | 0.557% | 5.57% | 6.20% | 14.9% | 73.0% | ||
Arkansas | 100% | ||||||
South Dakota | 60.2% | 39.8% | |||||
Ohio | 2.34% | 56.3% | 41.4% | ||||
Indiana | 25.6% | 72.5% | 1.94% | ||||
Minnesota | 6.02% | 92.1% | 1.85% | ||||
Iowa | 47.2% | 52.8% | |||||
Illinois | 18.2% | 68.2% | 13.6% | ||||
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