Multiple municipal bond offerings this week have a strong exposure to climate risk, specifically to floods and hurricanes, according to ICE Climate Data.
A $9 million offering from Highland Falls, New York, records a flood risk score of 2.6 out of 5.0, ICE reports.
Locations with a component Physical Climate Risk Score of 2.0 or higher out of 5.0 indicate high physical climate risk due to hurricane, flooding or wildfire events.
A $623 million bond deal from Hillsborough County, Florida, has a hurricane risk score of 2.7 out of 5.0 on ICE's scale, while a $5 million tranche from Galveston County MUD No. 68, Texas, records an acute physical risk score of 3.6.
A $15 million offering from St. Johns Fire District, South Carolina, records a combined physical risk score of 5.0, and a $24 million deal from Jersey Village, Texas, has a combined physical risk score of 2.9 due to its proximity to weather-related events, according to ICE Climate Data.
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