A world map shows nitrate mining locations marked by orange circles with "N." Key areas include the U S, Mexico, Chile, and Spain. Major clusters are in the U S (western states), Mexico, and northern Chile's Atacama Desert.
Nitrate Mines | Sea-Level Rise Vulnerability (70 m) | |
|---|---|---|
Utah | 4 | |
Idaho | 2 | |
Wyoming | 1 | |
Montana | 2 | |
Missouri | 1 | |
Oregon | 3 | |
New Mexico | 1 | |
Nevada | 1 | |
Alaska | 0.255% | |
Arizona | 2 | 0.242% |
Yukon | 0.684% | |
Northwest Territories | 0.108% | |
District of Columbia | 77.4% | |
Florida | 98.1% | |
New Hampshire | 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 | 32.2% | |
Texas | 6 | 11.0% |
Louisiana | 87.7% | |
North Carolina | 41.0% | |
New Brunswick | 20.2% | |
Alabama | 25.8% | |
New Jersey | 68.4% | |
South Carolina | 49.2% | |
Connecticut | 10.5% | |
Pennsylvania | 0.839% | |
Massachusetts | 37.7% | |
Georgia | 30.7% | |
New York | 0.347% | |
Maryland | 53.3% | |
Québec | 1.53% | |
Manitoba | 7.86% | |
Ontario | 8.71% | |
California | 3 | 1.65% |
Arkansas | 31.1% |
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