High Pressure
North AmericaPhysical EnvironmentA region where atmospheric pressure at the surface is greater than surrounding areas
NOAAA map highlights the high-pressure regions in North America with a letter H enclosed in a circle. Near Columbia Kootenay Mountain and, near Ottawa.
High Pressure | Approximate Form and Extent of Outcrop of Carbonate Rocks | Acid Rain | Polluted air emissions leading to acid rain | Sea-Level Rise Vulnerability (70 m) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
British Columbia | 1 | ||||
Washington | 3.59% | ||||
Wyoming | 29.2% | ||||
Montana | 29.3% | ||||
North Dakota | 36.8% | ||||
Kentucky | 1.28% | 24.3% | 75.7% | ||
Prince Edward Island | 93.0% | ||||
Saskatchewan | 1.42% | ||||
West Virginia | 17.2% | 100% | |||
Nebraska | 98.1% | ||||
Missouri | 100% | ||||
Oregon | 52.1% | ||||
Kansas | 8.84% | 63.2% | |||
Wisconsin | 36.3% | 63.1% | |||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 24.5% | ||||
Michigan | 27.7% | 69.7% | |||
Colorado | 1.17% | ||||
Nevada | 44.1% | ||||
Oklahoma | 7.62% | 27.0% | |||
Tennessee | 0.744% | 36.3% | 63.7% | ||
South Dakota | 100% | ||||
Ohio | 18.8% | 81.1% | |||
Indiana | 100% | ||||
Minnesota | 94.8% | ||||
Iowa | 100% | ||||
Illinois | 4.93% | 100% | |||
Alaska | 0.255% | ||||
Arizona | 0.242% | ||||
Yukon | 0.684% | ||||
Northwest Territories | 0.108% | ||||
District of Columbia | 100% | 77.4% | |||
Florida | 8.54% | 98.8% | 98.1% | ||
New Hampshire | 100% | 6.12% | |||
Rhode Island | 92.1% | 48.0% | |||
Vermont | 100% | 4.19% | |||
Nunavut | 0.364% | ||||
Maine | 99.2% | 14.3% | |||
Nova Scotia | 17.9% | 17.9% | |||
Virginia | 15.1% | 99.4% | 21.7% | ||
Delaware | 98.6% | 97.2% | |||
Mississippi | 21.0% | 78.9% | 32.2% | ||
Texas | 2.21% | 0.245% | 11.0% | ||
Louisiana | 8.21% | 33.5% | 87.7% | ||
North Carolina | 99.3% | 41.0% | |||
New Brunswick | 2.23% | 20.2% | |||
Alabama | 82.1% | 17.8% | 25.8% | ||
New Jersey | 98.5% | 68.4% | |||
South Carolina | 99.8% | 49.2% | |||
Connecticut | 100% | 10.5% | |||
Pennsylvania | 99.3% | 0.676% | 0.839% | ||
Massachusetts | 96.4% | 37.7% | |||
Georgia | 5.65% | 99.8% | 30.7% | ||
New York | 2.48% | 0.347% | |||
Maryland | 97.6% | 53.3% | |||
Québec | 1 | 0.466% | 1.53% | ||
Manitoba | 0.172% | 7.86% | |||
Ontario | 33.3% | 13.7% | 8.71% | ||
California | 95.7% | 1.65% | |||
Arkansas | 100% | 31.1% | |||
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