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) | Caledonian and Hercynian (or Appalachian) remnants | Isolated volcanic areas | Alpine system | Sedimentary covers | Laurasian shields | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alaska | 0.230% | 98.0% | ||||
Arizona | 100% | |||||
Utah | 100% | |||||
Yukon | 99.8% | 0.165% | ||||
Northwest Territories | 0.106% | 5.87% | 7.69% | 49.6% | 35.7% | |
District of Columbia | 6.93% | 100% | ||||
Florida | 0.876% | 98.5% | ||||
Idaho | 100% | |||||
New Hampshire | 0.244% | 100% | ||||
Rhode Island | 3.07% | 93.3% | ||||
Vermont | 92.0% | 8.01% | ||||
Washington | 0.110% | 99.0% | ||||
Wyoming | 56.0% | 44.0% | ||||
Nunavut | 0.118% | 23.2% | 20.4% | 53.5% | ||
Montana | 37.5% | 62.5% | ||||
Maine | 0.127% | 99.1% | ||||
North Dakota | 96.7% | 3.34% | ||||
Kentucky | 100% | |||||
Nova Scotia | 0.134% | 93.9% | ||||
Virginia | 0.108% | 69.9% | 29.1% | |||
Delaware | 5.31% | 16.5% | 77.6% | |||
Prince Edward Island | 1.21% | 66.2% | ||||
Saskatchewan | 58.9% | 41.1% | ||||
Mississippi | 99.9% | |||||
West Virginia | 13.2% | 86.8% | ||||
Nebraska | 100% | |||||
Texas | 6.01% | 93.7% | ||||
Missouri | 1.58% | 98.4% | ||||
Louisiana | 0.728% | 98.5% | ||||
Hawaii | 1.26% | 76.7% | ||||
North Carolina | 0.189% | 57.9% | 40.5% | |||
Oregon | 0.116% | 99.9% | ||||
New Brunswick | 0.167% | 99.0% | ||||
Alabama | 0.215% | 31.4% | 68.5% | |||
New Mexico | 77.9% | 22.1% | ||||
Kansas | 100% | |||||
Wisconsin | 62.0% | 38.0% | ||||
British Columbia | 94.9% | 4.13% | ||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 24.3% | 74.2% | ||||
New Jersey | 2.79% | 68.7% | 27.2% | |||
South Carolina | 3.55% | 57.0% | 42.9% | |||
Michigan | 87.8% | 12.2% | ||||
Alberta | 6.99% | 87.8% | 5.22% | |||
Connecticut | 0.331% | 100% | ||||
Pennsylvania | 26.2% | 73.8% | ||||
Colorado | 64.2% | 35.8% | ||||
Nevada | 100% | |||||
Massachusetts | 0.375% | 93.6% | ||||
Georgia | 0.545% | 45.5% | 54.4% | |||
New York | 0.163% | 43.3% | 55.9% | |||
Maryland | 0.568% | 48.7% | 48.4% | |||
Québec | 3.44% | 1.99% | 94.2% | |||
Manitoba | 30.3% | 69.6% | ||||
Oklahoma | 10.9% | 89.1% | ||||
Tennessee | 16.8% | 83.2% | ||||
Ontario | 30.7% | 69.2% | ||||
California | 0.557% | 99.7% | ||||
Arkansas | 11.0% | 89.0% | ||||
South Dakota | 8.10% | 79.3% | 12.6% | |||
Ohio | 100% | |||||
Indiana | 100% | |||||
Minnesota | 17.0% | 83.0% | ||||
Iowa | 99.0% | 1.02% | ||||
Illinois | 100% | |||||
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