text: where can i find a map of the united states after the ice caps melt and the sea levels rise?   there's a map in the link below. however, it doesn't show alaska and hawaii.   you'll see that most of florida and many other areas in the southeast will be underwater. if all of the ice caps melted, the oceans would rise 215 feet. since the mean elevation of the united states is about 2500, most of the united states will still be dry. in fact, 21 states would be completely high and dry, as their lowest elevation is greater than 215 feet.  colorado 3,350 feet, lowest point wyoming 3,099 new mexico 2,842 utah 2,000 montana 1,800 south dakota 966 nebraska 840 north dakota 750 idaho 710 kansas 679 minnesota 600 wisconsin 579 michigan 572 iowa 480 nevada 479 ohio 455 indiana 320 oklahoma 289 illinois 279 kentucky 257 west virginia 240 missouri 230  some things to note: ice has been melting for 18,000 years, as we are still coming out of the last ice age. at the peak of the ice age, ice volume was ~80,000,000 km3. it is now ~30,000,000 km3. so, it has taken 18,000 years to melt to melt ~50,000,000 km3 of ice. and, it would take thousands of years more to melt the remaining ~30,000,000 km3 of ice, especially when you consider most of the ice is at the very cold south pole.   by the way, the melting of this ice over the past 18,000 years has been natural. in fact, at times during the past 18,000 years, the rate of ice melting has been much greater than it is now.