Multiple municipal bond offerings this week have a strong exposure to climate risk, specifically to floods and wildfires, according to ICE Climate Data.
A $17 million offering from North Adams, Massachusetts, records a flood risk score of 5.0 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 $20 million bond deal from Tukwila, Washington, has a flood risk score of 2.8 out of 5.0 on ICE's scale, while a $12 million tranche from Bluffdale, Utah, records a wildfire risk score of 3.0.
A $13 million offering from Waller County MUD No. 8 in Texas, records a combined physical risk score of 5.0, and a $10 million deal from Galveston, Texas, has an acute physical risk score of 5.0 due to its proximity to weather-related events, according to ICE Climate Data.
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