Alaska

Arizona

Utah

Florida

Idaho

New Hampshire

Washington

Wyoming

Montana

North Dakota

Mississippi

West Virginia

Texas

Louisiana

Hawaii

Oregon

New Mexico

Kansas

Connecticut

Pennsylvania

Colorado

Nevada

Massachusetts

Georgia

Maryland

Oklahoma

California

Arkansas

South Dakota

Minnesota

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A map shows drought conditions in the western U S. Cream (Abnormally dry) areas from North Dakota to Arizona. Orange (Moderate) in parts of Montana and Utah. Brown (Extreme) in western Nevada. Dark brown (Exceptional drought) in California.

Intensity of drought conditions on March 1, 2016

Peak Drought Record, 2016 (U.S.)

North America

U.S. Drought Monitor

Yukon

Northwest Territories

District of Columbia

Rhode Island

Vermont

Nunavut

Maine

Nova Scotia

Virginia

Delaware

North Carolina

New Brunswick

Alabama

New Jersey

South Carolina

New York

Québec

Manitoba

Ontario

A map highlights areas around the world that are vulnerable to a sea-level rise of 70 meters, marked in blue.

Areas vulnerable to a 70-meter rise in sea level, given worst-case scenario conditions

Sea-Level Rise Vulnerability (70 m)

In North America, vulnerable regions include the eastern seaboard of the United States, the Gulf Coast, parts of the West Coast, and the coastal areas of Canada, including the Arctic regions. Central America shows vulnerability along its entire coastline, particularly in Mexico, Belize, and the eastern coasts of Nicaragua and Panama. In South America, the vulnerable areas are mainly along the eastern coast, including parts of Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina, as well as the western coastlines of Colombia and Ecuador. Europe sees extensive vulnerability along the Atlantic coasts, the North Sea, and the Baltic Sea, including the British Isles, the coastlines of France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, and the Baltic states, as well as parts of the Mediterranean coastline, including Italy and Greece. In Africa, vulnerable areas are identified along the Mediterranean coast in the north, the west coast from Mauritania to Nigeria, parts of the east coast in Somalia and Tanzania, and the southern tip around South Africa. Asia shows significant vulnerability in low-lying coastal areas, including the Arabian Peninsula, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia (notably Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia), and East Asia, particularly eastern China and Japan. In Australia, the vulnerable areas include the northern coast, the eastern seaboard, and parts of the southern and western coasts. Oceania has numerous vulnerable areas, especially in the low-lying islands and coastal regions of countries like Papua New Guinea and New Zealand. Antarctica is marked with some coastal vulnerability, highlighting the global impact of potential sea-level rise on diverse geographic regions.

Display by:	Peak Drought Record, 2016 (U.S.)					Sea-Level Rise Vulnerability (70 m)
	D0 Abnormally Dry	D1 Drought - Moderate	D2 Drought - Severe	D3 Drought - Extreme	D4 Drought - Exceptional	Sea-Level Rise Vulnerability (70 m)
Utah	32.8%	17.5%	13.0%
Idaho	35.6%	49.3%	3.82%
Washington	14.5%	7.55%
Wyoming	63.2%	11.7%	2.18%
Montana	31.7%	16.1%	8.79%
North Dakota	67.7%	3.90%
West Virginia	4.75%
Hawaii	42.1%	42.2%	5.85%
Oregon	7.64%	29.3%	33.5%
New Mexico	32.1%
Kansas	5.29%
Colorado	9.05%
Nevada	36.1%	25.3%	14.0%	18.7%	4.50%
Oklahoma	21.5%
South Dakota	11.9%
Minnesota	5.50%
Alaska	12.1%					0.255%
Arizona	63.8%	16.6%				0.242%
Yukon						0.684%
Northwest Territories						0.108%
District of Columbia						77.4%
Florida	7.50%					98.1%
New Hampshire	14.1%					6.12%
Rhode Island						48.0%
Vermont						4.19%
Nunavut						0.364%
Maine						14.3%
Nova Scotia						17.9%
Virginia						21.7%
Delaware						97.2%
Mississippi	3.93%					32.2%
Texas	23.1%					11.0%
Louisiana	38.7%					87.7%
North Carolina						41.0%
New Brunswick						20.2%
Alabama						25.8%
New Jersey						68.4%
South Carolina						49.2%
Connecticut	30.4%					10.5%
Pennsylvania	1.99%					0.839%
Massachusetts	20.6%					37.7%
Georgia	2.73%					30.7%
New York						0.347%
Maryland	8.47%					53.3%
Québec						1.53%
Manitoba						7.86%
Ontario						8.71%
California	4.47%	12.5%	21.9%	22.2%	38.2%	1.65%
Arkansas	4.85%					31.1%

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Peak Drought Record, 2016 (U.S.)