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) | Equatorial | Tropical | Subtropical | Temperate | Subpolar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
District of Columbia | 6.93% | |||||
New Hampshire | 0.244% | |||||
South Carolina | 3.55% | |||||
Georgia | 0.545% | |||||
Alaska | 0.230% | 2.05% | 0.827% | |||
Northwest Territories | 0.106% | 1.67% | ||||
Florida | 0.876% | 2.09% | ||||
Rhode Island | 3.07% | 8.19% | ||||
Washington | 0.110% | 0.763% | ||||
Nunavut | 0.118% | 4.30% | ||||
Maine | 0.127% | 1.22% | ||||
Nova Scotia | 0.134% | 8.68% | ||||
Virginia | 0.108% | 0.104% | 1.74% | |||
Delaware | 5.31% | 4.66% | ||||
Prince Edward Island | 1.21% | 54.8% | ||||
Texas | 0.188% | |||||
Louisiana | 0.728% | 3.62% | ||||
Hawaii | 1.26% | 2.56% | 35.3% | |||
North Carolina | 0.189% | 2.25% | ||||
Oregon | 0.116% | 0.245% | ||||
New Brunswick | 0.167% | 2.16% | ||||
Alabama | 0.215% | 0.128% | ||||
British Columbia | 1.39% | |||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 1.85% | 0.552% | ||||
New Jersey | 2.79% | 3.26% | ||||
Connecticut | 0.331% | 0.661% | ||||
Massachusetts | 0.375% | 0.220% | 7.89% | |||
New York | 0.163% | 1.81% | ||||
Maryland | 0.568% | 3.11% | ||||
Québec | 0.264% | 0.352% | ||||
Ontario | 0.107% | |||||
California | 0.557% | 0.550% | 0.247% | |||
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