Southeast Conservation Blueprint Summary for North Carolina
Table 37: Extent of flooding by projected average highest daily tide due to sea level rise within North Carolina. Values from the NOAA sea-level rise inundation data.
Percent of Area
Feet of sea-level rise
Acres
0 feet 1 foot 2 feet 3 feet 4 feet 5 feet 6 feet 7 feet 8 feet 9 feet 10 feet
3,031,797 3,218,091 3,774,828 4,109,332 4,304,195 4,454,698 4,609,282 4,760,701 4,910,145 5,040,470 5,169,379 8,688,365 20,586,087
8.8% 9.3%
11.0% 11.9% 12.5% 12.9% 13.4% 13.8% 14.3% 14.6% 15.0% 25.2% 59.8% 100%
Not projected to be inundated by up to 10 feet Sea-level rise unlikely to be a threat (inland counties)
Total area 34,443,831
Table 38: Projected sea level rise by decade within North Carolina. Values are based on area-weighted averages of decadal projections for 1-degree grid cells that overlap this area based on NOAA's 2022 Sea Level Rise Report. 2060 corresponds to the SECAS goal: a 10% or greater improvement in the health, function, and connectivity of Southeastern ecosystems by 2060.
2020 (ft)
2030 (ft)
2040 (ft)
2050 (ft)
2060 (ft)
2070 (ft)
2080 (ft)
2090 (ft)
2100 (ft)
SLR Scenario
Low
0.38
0.6
0.83
1
1.2
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.8
Intermediate- low Intermediate Intermediate- high
0.41
0.65
0.91
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.9
2.1
2.3
0.41
0.68
0.96
1.3
1.6
2
2.5
3.1
3.8
0.42
0.71
1
1.5
2
2.7
3.4
4.3
5.2
High
0.42
0.72
1.1
1.6
2.4
3.3
4.4
5.5
6.8
Created 11/20/2024 using the Southeast Conservation Blueprint Explorer
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