Projected Mangrove Loss in the U.S. and Territories from Sea Level Rise

United States and its territories mangrove areas projected to be submerged by sea level rise. The dataset includes associated carbon loss and ecosystem service valuation loss for each area loss. It was published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling coastal ecosystem vulnerability based on projected mangrove area loss.
• Estimating carbon emission impacts based on projected carbon loss from submerged mangroves.
• Assessing economic consequences of climate change based on projected ecosystem service valuation loss.

Strengths

• Data is directly associated with a peer-reviewed journal article published in ACS ES&T Water.
• Projections cover the United States and its territories, providing a national scope.
• Includes multiple impact dimensions: area loss, carbon loss, and ecosystem service valuation loss.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Collection Method

Projections likely derived from modeling sea level rise scenarios against current mangrove extent.

Time Range

Projections likely based on future sea level rise scenarios.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 20:06:08.407806; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United States and its territories.