Climate Risk score
Climate exposure, hazard frequency, and adaptation context for floods, heat, storms, and wildfires.
Climate Risk in London72/100
Climate Risk
Climate Risk in London
London faces moderate climate exposure shaped by heat waves, Thames flood scenarios, and urban surface-water flooding.
- Last updated
- 2026-05-03
- Data year
- 2025
- Module score
- 72/100
Primary hazard
Heat and surface flood
Heat waves and surface flooding are the main hazards.
Flood exposure
Moderate
Thames Barrier reduces tidal-surge exposure in central areas.
Adaptation capacity
Strong
Long-term flood and climate plans provide continuity.
London climate risk data table
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| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Primary hazard | Heat and surface flood | Concurrent hazards shape adaptation priorities. |
| Flood exposure | Moderate | Surface flooding remains a localized challenge. |
| Adaptation capacity | Strong | Implementation depth supports a healthy score. |
Climate Risk city comparison
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| City | Score | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| London (this page) | 72/100 | London faces moderate climate exposure shaped by heat waves, Thames flood scenarios, and urban surface-water flooding. |
| Copenhagen | 78/100 | Copenhagen carries moderate climate risk centered on coastal flooding and heavy-rain stormwater pressure, with strong adaptation planning. |
| Berlin | 75/100 | Berlin faces moderate climate exposure focused on heat waves, surface-water flooding, and drought-pressure on green infrastructure. |
| Paris | 70/100 | Paris carries moderate climate risk centered on heat waves and Seine flood pressure, with active adaptation programs. |
| Toronto | 70/100 | Toronto faces rising heat, severe-storm, and wildfire-smoke pressure, balanced by solid adaptation programs. |
| Singapore | 65/100 | Singapore faces meaningful climate exposure from heat, intense rainfall, and long-run sea-level pressure, balanced by very strong adaptation capacity. |
| Sydney | 65/100 | Sydney faces meaningful climate exposure from heat, bushfire-smoke, and storm pressure, with improving adaptation programs. |
| Tokyo | 64/100 | Tokyo faces meaningful climate exposure across heat, storm, and seismic-coupled flood pressure, balanced by strong adaptation capacity. |
| New York | 60/100 | New York faces meaningful coastal flood, heat, and storm exposure. Adaptation investment is significant but not yet at parity with the hazard. |
Explanation
London's climate-risk profile blends heat exposure, river-flood scenarios, and surface-water risk in dense areas. Adaptation programs are well established.
Read this module with the main city profile because single-topic pages can miss tradeoffs. A city with a high energy score can still have housing pressure, and a city with strong opportunity can still carry health exposure risk.
Sources
These pages use trusted institutional references for methodology and context. Mock values are typed and ready to be replaced by API-backed city datasets without changing route structure.
- IPCC: AR6 WGII Chapter 6: Cities, settlements and key infrastructure
Used to explain urban climate vulnerability and adaptation scoring logic.
- NASA: NASA POWER
Used as an energy-resource and weather-normalization reference.
- UN-Habitat: World Cities Report 2024
Used as a policy and methodology reference for urban exposure and resilience signals.
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