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) | 2000–3,999 m | 500–1,999 m | 200–499 m | 1–199 m | Below sea level to 0 m | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alaska | 0.230% | 0.312% | 0.159% | 3.83% | 0.187% | |
Arizona | 4.23% | 75.1% | 13.5% | 0.123% | ||
Utah | 28.9% | 4.66% | ||||
Yukon | 2.03% | 1.62% | 0.171% | 2.08% | ||
Northwest Territories | 0.106% | 0.701% | 1.01% | 0.274% | ||
District of Columbia | 6.93% | 100% | ||||
Florida | 0.876% | 97.2% | 0.723% | |||
Idaho | 20.0% | 1.27% | ||||
New Hampshire | 0.244% | 24.8% | 51.0% | 24.2% | ||
Rhode Island | 3.07% | 91.9% | ||||
Vermont | 5.41% | 75.7% | 16.8% | |||
Washington | 0.110% | 3.74% | 0.127% | 0.321% | ||
Wyoming | 48.7% | 0.191% | ||||
Nunavut | 0.118% | 0.590% | 0.103% | 0.752% | ||
Montana | 7.68% | 92.3% | ||||
Maine | 0.127% | 3.08% | 49.6% | 46.1% | ||
North Dakota | 1.28% | 41.6% | ||||
Kentucky | 2.03% | 67.9% | 1.14% | |||
Nova Scotia | 0.134% | 5.47% | 9.63% | |||
Virginia | 0.108% | 25.3% | 22.3% | 50.6% | ||
Delaware | 5.31% | 97.1% | ||||
Prince Edward Island | 1.21% | 54.6% | ||||
Saskatchewan | 0.419% | 47.4% | ||||
Mississippi | 99.9% | |||||
West Virginia | 41.2% | 57.1% | 1.62% | |||
Nebraska | 80.9% | 19.1% | ||||
Texas | 45.6% | 17.8% | 36.4% | |||
Missouri | 86.5% | 13.5% | ||||
Louisiana | 0.728% | 93.8% | 0.383% | |||
Hawaii | 1.26% | 0.312% | 0.691% | 0.644% | ||
North Carolina | 0.189% | 15.5% | 22.7% | 59.6% | ||
Oregon | 0.116% | 81.4% | 2.26% | 0.478% | ||
New Brunswick | 0.167% | 37.0% | 58.8% | |||
Alabama | 0.215% | 24.8% | 75.1% | |||
New Mexico | 28.8% | 69.9% | ||||
Kansas | 51.4% | 48.6% | ||||
Wisconsin | 2.16% | 95.2% | 1.75% | |||
British Columbia | 0.679% | 0.195% | 3.52% | 0.563% | ||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 1.34% | 39.7% | 2.34% | |||
New Jersey | 2.79% | 16.4% | 80.4% | |||
South Carolina | 3.55% | 1.04% | 11.8% | 86.6% | 0.391% | |
Michigan | 0.349% | 83.9% | 12.8% | 0.190% | ||
Alberta | 0.430% | 0.453% | 22.3% | |||
Connecticut | 0.331% | 20.0% | 79.4% | |||
Pennsylvania | 20.4% | 65.0% | 0.204% | |||
Colorado | 49.6% | 1.04% | ||||
Nevada | 0.567% | 92.4% | ||||
Massachusetts | 0.375% | 3.87% | 32.8% | 55.0% | ||
Georgia | 0.545% | 3.30% | 26.4% | 69.4% | 0.831% | |
New York | 0.163% | 4.04% | 49.6% | 0.993% | ||
Maryland | 0.568% | 7.33% | 7.75% | 80.9% | 2.82% | |
Québec | 0.242% | 54.2% | 0.385% | |||
Manitoba | 0.246% | 72.5% | 23.3% | |||
Oklahoma | 21.8% | 70.1% | 8.07% | |||
Tennessee | 5.10% | 57.9% | 31.6% | |||
Ontario | 64.3% | 31.1% | ||||
California | 0.557% | 6.79% | 1.42% | 0.420% | 0.348% | 1.23% |
Arkansas | 1.84% | 28.8% | 69.4% | |||
South Dakota | 8.14% | 25.3% | ||||
Ohio | 96.2% | 3.80% | ||||
Indiana | 71.4% | 0.711% | ||||
Minnesota | 1.27% | 95.8% | ||||
Iowa | 99.7% | 0.283% | ||||
Illinois | 42.1% | 1.04% | ||||
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