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The climate crisis may also be a ticking financial time bomb

Bankers and corporate CEOs are already struggling to manage growing financial risks. New risks from climate change could push things over the edge.

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A woman carrying a baby wades through a flooded area in Manila North Road following heavy rains brought by Typhoon Co-may in Minalin, Pampanga, Philippines, July 25, 2025. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

A woman with a baby wading through a flooded area in Manila, following heavy rain brought by Typhoon Co-may on July 25.

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The seeds of the next financial crisis have already been sown. They are quietly weakening growth, swelling debt and creating shocks with cascading effects.

The driving force? Climate change.

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