Con la cabeza fuera del agua. ¿Cuánta gente vive en las zonas costeras vulnerables de EE.UU.?

This fact sheet describes research by the Louisiana State University and the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) using GIS to estimate the population of the continental United States living in coastal areas vulnerable to sea-level rise and storms.

• Research using GIS and 2006 national census data indicates that approximately 19 million people in the continental United States live within 1 km of the coast, representing 10.0% of the population of the 23 coastal states and 6.4% of the total national population.
• Approximately 11.6 million people live on land less than three meters above sea level (6.1% of the coastal population), and about 6.3 million people (3.3% of the coastal population) meet both criteria of living within 1 km of the coast and below three meters in elevation.
• Florida has the highest number of residents living in areas below 3 meters, with 5.9 million people (32.5%), followed by Louisiana with 1.2 million (27.6%) and New York with 1.0 million (5.4%).
• Certain states and districts have more than 20% of their population living within 1 km of the coast, including Rhode Island, Maine, Florida, Delaware, and the District of Columbia, making them potentially the most affected by sea-level rise and storms.
• The document notes that IPCC (2007) conservative estimates predict a sea-level rise of 18-59 cm by the year 2100, which, combined with increased cyclonic activity, increases the vulnerability of coastal communities.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2010). Con la cabeza fuera del agua. ¿Cuánta gente vive en las zonas costeras vulnerables de EE.UU.? https://iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/uploads/2014/06/Snapshot3_heads_above_water_sp.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Con la cabeza fuera del agua. ¿Cuánta gente vive en las zonas costeras vulnerables de EE.UU.? 2010. https://iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/uploads/2014/06/Snapshot3_heads_above_water_sp.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2010con, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Con la cabeza fuera del agua. ¿Cuánta gente vive en las zonas costeras vulnerables de EE.UU.?}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2010}, url = {https://iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/uploads/2014/06/Snapshot3_heads_above_water_sp.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }