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) | -2.0 to 0.0 | 0.0 to 1.9 | 2.0 to 3.9 | 4.0 to 5.9 | 6.0 to 7.9 | 8.0 to 9.9 | 10.0 to 11.9 | 12.0 to 13.9 | 14.0 to 15.9 | 18.0 to 19.9 | 20.0 to 21.9 | 22.0 to 23.9 | 24.0 to 25.9 | 26.0 to 27.9 | 28.0 to 29.9 | |
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District of Columbia | 6.93% | |||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 0.244% | |||||||||||||||
Oregon | 0.116% | |||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 3.55% | |||||||||||||||
Alaska | 0.230% | 0.243% | 0.756% | 0.368% | ||||||||||||
Northwest Territories | 0.106% | 0.540% | ||||||||||||||
Florida | 0.876% | 0.797% | 0.110% | 0.317% | 0.665% | |||||||||||
Rhode Island | 3.07% | 4.89% | ||||||||||||||
Washington | 0.110% | 0.825% | ||||||||||||||
Nunavut | 0.118% | 2.12% | ||||||||||||||
Maine | 0.127% | 0.534% | ||||||||||||||
Nova Scotia | 0.134% | 1.84% | 0.489% | 0.275% | 0.472% | |||||||||||
Virginia | 0.108% | 0.725% | ||||||||||||||
Delaware | 5.31% | 1.06% | ||||||||||||||
Prince Edward Island | 1.21% | 5.18% | ||||||||||||||
Texas | 0.214% | |||||||||||||||
Louisiana | 0.728% | 1.00% | ||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 1.26% | 10.0% | 0.778% | 4.46% | ||||||||||||
North Carolina | 0.189% | 0.239% | 0.183% | 0.286% | ||||||||||||
New Brunswick | 0.167% | 0.647% | 0.219% | |||||||||||||
Alabama | 0.215% | 0.114% | ||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 0.545% | |||||||||||||||
British Columbia | 1.06% | |||||||||||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 1.04% | 0.607% | ||||||||||||||
New Jersey | 2.79% | 0.163% | 1.14% | |||||||||||||
Michigan | 1.89% | |||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 0.331% | 0.194% | ||||||||||||||
Massachusetts | 0.375% | 1.32% | 2.66% | 0.220% | ||||||||||||
Georgia | 0.545% | 0.230% | ||||||||||||||
New York | 0.163% | 0.265% | 0.344% | |||||||||||||
Maryland | 0.568% | 2.09% | ||||||||||||||
Québec | 0.165% | |||||||||||||||
Ontario | 0.375% | |||||||||||||||
California | 0.557% | 0.120% | 0.206% |
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