In Florida, at 345-feet, Britton Hill is the highest elevation — the lowest highest elevation in United States. This makes Florida supremely susceptible to sea-level rise during Climate Change.

What To Know. The data, mapped by Newsweek, shows that many Florida cities are experiencing faster-than-average sea-level rise, with some areas seeing rates higher than the global average due to ...

South Florida's future is looking soggy. A map from the nonprofit group Climate Central is making the digital rounds, ... that's the most recent assessment of sea level rise risk and elevation.

FLORIDA — A map projecting sea level rise shows which Florida cities are likely to be underwater by 2050. The map, which is developed by the Florida Climate Center at Florida State University, ...

Florida will not be going the way of Atlantis any time soon, at least by human time scales. But sea levels are rising, and the state is sinking, and at some point that's going to cause problems ...

This doesn't sound like much but it adds up, especially since Florida has the second-lowest elevation of the states, an average of 100 feet above sea level, tied with Louisiana and just above ...

Even a Category 1 storm could inundate more than 40% of Satellite Beach, according to a 2010 study for the city by Florida International University, and as sea level rises, it's only going to get ...

Also, as many as 205,000 residents from Pensacola to Key West could be displaced by sea level rise, according to the report. The highest risk counties in South Florida include Miami-Dade, where ...

And did we mention that Florida ties with Louisiana with the second-lowest average elevation, just 100 feet above sea level, on average, according to Statistica.The state with the lowest average ...

Florida Map Shows Cities Where Sea Level Rise Is Accelerating. Published May 18, 2025 at 9:00 AM EDT. By . Theo Burman is a Newsweek Live News Reporter based in London, U.K.