Minor flooding events projected to increase tenfold along US coastal regions from 1990 to 2050

Minor flood events

average annual frequency

Coastal region

1990

2020

2050

US average

1 event

3

>10

Northeast Atlantic

2

4

>10

Southeast Atlantic

<1

2

>10

Eastern Gulf

<1

2

>10

Western Gulf

1

4

>10

Southwest Pacific

<1

1

>10

Northwest Pacific

3

4

>10

Hawaii

<1

<1

9

US Caribbean

<1

<1

6

Alaska

<1

<1

<1

Moderate flood events

average annual frequency

1990

2020

2050

Coastal region

<1

<1

4

US average

<1

<1

6

Northeast Atlantic

<1

<1

4

Southeast Atlantic

<1

<1

3

Eastern Gulf

<1

<1

>10

Western Gulf

<1

<1

<1

Southwest Pacific

<1

<1

1

Northwest Pacific

<1

<1

<1

Hawaii

<1

<1

<1

US Caribbean

<1

<1

<1

Alaska

Minor flood events

average annual frequency

Coastal region

1990

2020

2050

US average

1 event

3

>10

Northeast Atlantic

2

4

>10

Southeast Atlantic

<1

2

>10

Eastern Gulf

<1

2

>10

Western Gulf

1

4

>10

Southwest Pacific

<1

1

>10

Northwest Pacific

3

4

>10

Hawaii

<1

<1

9

US Caribbean

<1

<1

6

Alaska

<1

<1

<1

Moderate flood events

average annual frequency

1990

2020

2050

Coastal region

<1

<1

4

US average

<1

<1

6

Northeast Atlantic

<1

<1

4

Southeast Atlantic

<1

<1

3

Eastern Gulf

<1

<1

>10

Western Gulf

<1

<1

<1

Southwest Pacific

<1

<1

1

Northwest Pacific

<1

<1

<1

Hawaii

<1

<1

<1

US Caribbean

<1

<1

<1

Alaska

Minor flood events

average annual frequency

Moderate flood events

average annual frequency

Coastal region

1990

2020

2050

1990

2020

2050

US average

1 event

3

>10

<1

<1

4

Northeast Atlantic

2

4

>10

<1

<1

6

Southeast Atlantic

<1

2

>10

<1

<1

4

Eastern Gulf

<1

2

>10

<1

<1

3

Western Gulf

1

4

>10

<1

<1

>10

Southwest Pacific

<1

1

>10

<1

<1

<1

Northwest Pacific

3

4

>10

<1

<1

1

Hawaii

<1

<1

9

<1

<1

<1

US Caribbean

<1

<1

6

<1

<1

<1

Alaska

<1

<1

<1

<1

<1

<1

Minor flood events

average annual frequency

Moderate flood events

average annual frequency

Coastal region

1990

2020

2050

1990

2020

2050

US average

1 event

3

>10

<1

<1

4

Northeast Atlantic

2

4

>10

<1

<1

6

Southeast Atlantic

<1

2

>10

<1

<1

4

Eastern Gulf

<1

2

>10

<1

<1

3

Western Gulf

1

4

>10

<1

<1

>10

Southwest Pacific

<1

1

>10

<1

<1

<1

Northwest Pacific

3

4

>10

<1

<1

1

Hawaii

<1

<1

9

<1

<1

<1

US Caribbean

<1

<1

6

<1

<1

<1

Alaska

<1

<1

<1

<1

<1

<1

Minor flood events

average annual frequency

Moderate flood events

average annual frequency

Coastal region

1990

2020

2050

1990

2020

2050

US average

1 event

3

>10

<1

<1

4

Northeast Atlantic

2

4

>10

<1

<1

6

Southeast Atlantic

<1

2

>10

<1

<1

4

Eastern Gulf

<1

2

>10

<1

<1

3

Western Gulf

1

4

>10

<1

<1

>10

Southwest Pacific

<1

1

>10

<1

<1

<1

Northwest Pacific

3

4

>10

<1

<1

1

Hawaii

<1

<1

9

<1

<1

<1

US Caribbean

<1

<1

6

<1

<1

<1

Alaska

<1

<1

<1

<1

<1

<1