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) | -0.25 to 0.25 | 0.75 to 1.0 | 1.0 to 1.25 | 1.25 to 1.5 | 1.5 to 1.75 | |
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Northwest Territories | 0.106% | |||||
District of Columbia | 6.93% | |||||
New Hampshire | 0.244% | |||||
Oregon | 0.116% | |||||
Alabama | 0.215% | |||||
South Carolina | 3.55% | |||||
Connecticut | 0.331% | |||||
Georgia | 0.545% | |||||
Alaska | 0.230% | 0.318% | ||||
Florida | 0.876% | 0.596% | ||||
Rhode Island | 3.07% | 4.64% | ||||
Washington | 0.110% | 0.513% | ||||
Nunavut | 0.118% | 0.352% | ||||
Maine | 0.127% | 0.133% | ||||
Nova Scotia | 0.134% | 0.847% | ||||
Virginia | 0.108% | 0.126% | ||||
Delaware | 5.31% | 0.762% | ||||
Prince Edward Island | 1.21% | 1.25% | 0.264% | |||
Texas | 0.183% | |||||
Louisiana | 0.728% | 0.184% | ||||
Hawaii | 1.26% | 1.74% | 1.20% | 0.113% | 0.444% | 2.10% |
North Carolina | 0.189% | 0.319% | ||||
New Brunswick | 0.167% | 0.522% | ||||
British Columbia | 0.126% | |||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 0.392% | |||||
New Jersey | 2.79% | 0.329% | ||||
Massachusetts | 0.375% | 1.78% | ||||
New York | 0.163% | 0.105% | ||||
Maryland | 0.568% | 0.874% | ||||
California | 0.557% | 0.110% |
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