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 - 177 million below
+ 5 m - 374 million below
+ 10 m - 785 million below
+ 25 m - 1481 million below
+ 50 m - 2200 million below
+ 100 m - 3093 million below
+ 200 m - 4158 million below
+ 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.
