Physical climate risk

The risk of damage from climate hazards such as floods, heat, storms and drought.

Some risks are sudden (a flood) and some gradual (rising sea levels). Disclosure rules ask companies to assess them.

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Reviewed 14 October 2026. General information, not legal advice.

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