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.
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.
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.
Current state
2 m rise - 177 million at risk
5 m rise - 374 million at risk
10 m rise - 785 million at risk
25 m rise - 1481 million at risk
50 m rise - 2200 million at risk
100 m rise - 3093 million at risk
200 m rise - 4158 million at risk
500 m rise - 5768 million at risk
Sources: Elevation data is adapted from Mapbox. Population data comes from Gridded Population of the World. Zooming is done using Panzoom.