Share of U.S. population at risk of rising sea levels by city 2060-2100
In terms of the share of its total population, the Lower Florida Keys are most at risk to homes being flooded by rising sea levels, with 81 percent of its residents living in dwellings expected to be flooded by 2060. Although Chesapeake, Virginia has a relatively small percentage of its population at risk, the number of inhabitants living in homes expected to be flooded is very large.
