Sea Level Rise

Combines population density with an elevation map to show how many people are at risk given a certain amount of sealevel rise. Obviously doesn't mean that the sea will rise that much, but it still shows you how coastal our species is.

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Click on the thumb-nails to see what the world map looks like given a certain amount of sealevel rise. The color intensity shows population density, so it gets you an idea of how many people are at risk given a certain value. You can zoom using the mouse wheel and drag the map around.

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Current state

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+ 2 m - 177 million below

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+ 5 m - 374 million below

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+ 10 m - 785 million below

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+ 25 m - 1481 million below

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+ 50 m - 2200 million below

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+ 100 m - 3093 million below

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+ 200 m - 4158 million below

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+ 500 m - 5768 million below



Sources: Elevation data is adapted from Mapbox. Population data comes from Gridded Population of the World. Zooming is done using Panzoom.