Sea Level Rise Map for New Orleans and Gulf Coast

Sea Level Rise Map for New Orleans and Gulf Coast: The map below shows areas of the Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama coastlines that would be flooded at various stages of sea level rise. You can select a value of sea level rise using the dropdown box in the upper left corner of the map. The navigation buttons can be used to zoom in/out and pan across the map.

The map clearly shows that a sea level rise of only a few meters would inundate thousands of acres of highly developed land, beach communities and habitat along the Gulf Coast. If you zoom in on New Orleans, Morgan City, Lake Charles, Port Arthur, Mobile, Galveston, Freeport or other areas you can see communities, railroads, ports, factories, refineries and other types of land use that will be under water. The United States Gulf coast will be one of the hardest areas hit if sea level rise associated with global warming continues.