Weather & Science
Floods Are Top Risk to Supply Chains in 2025, Everstream Says
- Ocean temperatures expected to be elevated this year: report
- Other threats include geopolitical instability, cyber attacks
Flood damage is strewn across a road in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on September 29, 2024 in Asheville, North Carolina.
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Flooding poses the greatest threat to supply chains this year, as warm ocean temperatures fuel more frequent and disruptive storms, including powerful hurricanes, according to a report.
Ocean temperatures are expected to be elevated in 2025 and beyond, meaning disruptive flood events will continue, supply chain intelligence firm Everstream Analytics wrote in its Annual Risk Report. Flooding accounted for 70% of weather-related disruptions last year, the company said.