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National Assessment of Coastal Vulnerability to Sea-Level Rise: Preliminary Results for the U.S. Pacific Coast

Figure 1.   Map of the Coastal Vulnerability Index (C.V.I.) for the U.S. Pacific coast. The C.V.I. shows the relative vulnerability of the coast to changes due to future rise in sea-level. Areas along the coast are assigned a ranking from low to very high risk, based on an analysis of physical variables that contribute to coastal change.

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Map of the Coastal Vulnerability Index (C.V.I.) for the U.S. Pacific coast Map of the Coastal Vulnerability Index (C.V.I.) for the U.S. Pacific coast
Map of the Coastal Vulnerability Index (C.V.I.) for the U.S. Pacific coast Map of the Coastal Vulnerability Index (C.V.I.) for the U.S. Pacific coast


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Introduction Risk
Variables		 Data
Ranking		 C.V.I. Results Discussion Summary References
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