Striking Images of Future Sea Levels
Specifically, 444,000 square miles of land that's home to more than 375 million people today will be swallowed up by the oceans.
Florida Coastal Flooding
Explore top FL risks:
Atlantic hurricane season is seeing more major storms
Climate change causing more nuisance flooding in Florida
Today, Florida has 3.5 million people at risk of coastal flooding. By 2050, an additional 1.1 million people are projected to be at risk due to sea level rise.
Sea level threats down to zip code
Type a coastal place name in Florida and find local projections, maps and potential impacts on people, infrastructure, and much more with our interactive tool.
Florida currently has more 3,600 square miles in the 100-year coastal floodplain. By 2050, this area is projected to increase to 5,300 square miles due to sea level rise.
What's Happening with Coastal Flooding?
Florida
Florida’s Record Warm 2015 an Outlier in U.S. East
The reasons for Florida’s out-of-sync warmth could be myriad and have likely varied with the seasons, experts said. Drought, incredibly warm ocean waters and natural climate cycles may all have contributed to the likely record... More
Florida
Rain, Storm Surge Combine to Put U.S. Coasts at Risk
Compound flooding, when heavy rains and storm surge combine, is an increasing risk for U.S. coasts... More
New York
As U.S. Coastal Cities Swell, Rising Seas Threaten Millions
A combination of rising populations and rising seas could see millions of Americans living in homes that flood regularly during the decades ahead... More
North Carolina
Sinking Atlantic Coastline Meets Rapidly Rising Seas
New research using GPS and prehistoric data has shown that nearly the entire coast is affected, from Massachusetts to Florida and parts of Maine... More
