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) | Oil Slicks (1990s) | |
|---|---|---|
Northwest Territories | 0.106% | |
Nunavut | 0.118% | |
Oregon | 0.116% | |
New Brunswick | 0.167% | |
South Carolina | 3.55% | |
California | 0.557% | |
Alaska | 0.230% | 0.113% |
District of Columbia | 6.93% | 100% |
Florida | 0.876% | 0.837% |
New Hampshire | 0.244% | 57.6% |
Rhode Island | 3.07% | 95.0% |
Vermont | 5.93% | |
Washington | 0.110% | 0.496% |
Maine | 0.127% | 5.06% |
Kentucky | 39.9% | |
Nova Scotia | 0.134% | 1.05% |
Virginia | 0.108% | 62.1% |
Delaware | 5.31% | 99.3% |
Prince Edward Island | 1.21% | 0.308% |
Mississippi | 29.7% | |
West Virginia | 3.63% | |
Texas | 19.3% | |
Louisiana | 0.728% | 89.8% |
Hawaii | 1.26% | 1.73% |
North Carolina | 0.189% | 16.0% |
Alabama | 0.215% | 8.82% |
British Columbia | 0.210% | |
New Jersey | 2.79% | 99.2% |
Connecticut | 0.331% | 99.9% |
Pennsylvania | 24.2% | |
Massachusetts | 0.375% | 98.1% |
Georgia | 0.545% | 0.104% |
New York | 0.163% | 26.9% |
Maryland | 0.568% | 76.4% |
Tennessee | 1.03% | |
Ontario | 2.30% | |
Arkansas | 0.397% | |
Ohio | 18.7% | |
Indiana | 44.2% | |
Illinois | 6.79% |
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