Relative sea-level rise and the conterminous United States: Consequences of potential land inundation in terms of population at risk and GDP loss.

Highlights: [•] We analyse four relative sea-level rise scenarios for each US coastal state till 2100. [•] We calculate the consequence of sea-level rise on the aspects of land inundation, population at risk, and GDP loss using GIS software if no adaptive measures are taken. [•] We found that the estimated amount of land inundated is between 26,000 and 76,000km² for the US coast in the year 2100. [•] We found that the estimated population at risk due to land inundation is between 1.8 and 7.4 million for the US coast in the year 2100. [•] We found that the estimated loss of GDP due to land inundation is between 70 and 289 billion USD/year for the US coast in the year 2100. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]