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) | Settled by 400 CE | Settled by 800 CE | Sea-Level Rise Vulnerability (2 m) | |
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New Hampshire | 0.244% | |||
Washington | 0.110% | |||
Prince Edward Island | 1.21% | |||
New Brunswick | 0.167% | |||
Connecticut | 0.331% | |||
Alaska | 0.230% | 0.253% | ||
Northwest Territories | 0.106% | 0.135% | ||
District of Columbia | 6.93% | 7.08% | ||
Florida | 0.876% | 1.05% | ||
Rhode Island | 3.07% | 2.37% | ||
Nunavut | 0.118% | 0.130% | ||
Maine | 0.127% | 0.141% | ||
Nova Scotia | 0.134% | 0.109% | ||
Virginia | 0.108% | 0.110% | ||
Delaware | 5.31% | 4.34% | ||
Texas | 0.135% | |||
Louisiana | 0.728% | 12.6% | ||
Hawaii | 1.26% | 2.28% | 58.3% | 1.13% |
North Carolina | 0.189% | 0.192% | ||
Oregon | 0.116% | 0.125% | ||
Alabama | 0.215% | 0.218% | ||
New Jersey | 2.79% | 0.136% | ||
South Carolina | 3.55% | 3.75% | ||
Massachusetts | 0.375% | 0.226% | ||
Georgia | 0.545% | 0.512% | ||
New York | 0.163% | 0.143% | ||
Maryland | 0.568% | 0.387% | ||
California | 0.557% | 0.575% |
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