Multiple municipal bond offerings this week have a high exposure to climate risk, specifically high wildfire, flood and hurricane risk scores, according to ICE Climate Data.
An $89 million offering from Grossmont Union High School District in California records a wildfire risk score of 5.0 out of 5.0, ICE reports. Locations with a component Physical Climate Risk Score, which includes flood, wildfire and hurricane, of 2.0 or higher out of 5.0 indicate high physical climate risk due to hurricane, flooding or wildfire events.
A $26 million bond deal from Berkeley, New Jersey, has a flood risk score of 4.9 out of 5.0 on ICE's scale, while a $79 million tranche from Palm Beach County, Florida, records a hurricane risk score of 4.3.
Elsewhere, a $9 million offering from Bellaire, Texas, records a combined physical risk score of 3.4, and a $357 million deal from Tampa Bay Water, Florida, has a combined physical risk Score of 2.9, due to their proximity to weather-related events, according to ICE Climate Data.
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