Climate Risk score
Climate exposure, hazard frequency, and adaptation context for floods, heat, storms, and wildfires.
Climate Risk in Alice Springs48/100
Climate Risk
Climate Risk in Alice Springs
Alice Springs's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. Climate Risk in Alice Springs scores 48/100, placing it in the early-stage group of the indexed set.
- Last updated
- 2026-05-16
- Data year
- 2025
- Module score
- 48/100
Hazard framing
Directional indicator
Climate-risk framing combines regional hazard categories (heat, water, coastal, seismic) with national adaptation capacity.
Adaptation context
Structured benchmark context
Adaptation capacity is interpreted against published references rather than a single risk-index value.
Verified local dataset
Pending integration
Source-backed climate-risk metrics will appear when the platform integrates verified city-level data.
Alice Springs climate risk data table
This HTML table mirrors the visible score cards so important comparison data is never trapped in a browser-only chart.
| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Hazard framing | Directional indicator | Use this section as context, not an official measurement. |
| Adaptation context | Structured benchmark context | See the methodology page for how the directional score is constructed. |
| Verified local dataset | Pending integration | Transparent fallback is shown until then. |
Climate Risk city comparison
A crawlable comparison across a selection of same-country and top-scoring cities. The complete set is reachable via the rankings, the cities index, and each city profile.
| City | Score | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Alice Springs (this page) | 48/100 | Alice Springs's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Canberra | 78/100 | Canberra's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Adelaide | 75/100 | Adelaide's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Melbourne | 74/100 | Melbourne carries moderate climate exposure from heat, bushfire, and storm pressure, balanced by active adaptation programs. |
| Hobart | 74/100 | Hobart's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Brisbane | 70/100 | Brisbane carries moderate climate exposure from heat, intense rainfall, and storm and flood pressure, balanced by active adaptation programs. |
| Perth | 70/100 | Perth carries elevated climate risk centered on drought, bushfire, and rising heat. |
| Gold Coast | 70/100 | Gold Coast's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Newcastle | 70/100 | Newcastle's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Wollongong | 68/100 | Wollongong's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Geelong | 68/100 | Geelong's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Sydney | 65/100 | Sydney faces meaningful climate exposure from heat, bushfire-smoke, and storm pressure, with improving adaptation programs. |
| Sunshine Coast | 65/100 | Sunshine Coast's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Darwin | 64/100 | Darwin's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Cairns | 64/100 | Cairns's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Central Coast | 61/100 | Central Coast's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Orange | 58/100 | Orange's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Mount Gambier | 56/100 | Mount Gambier's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Bundaberg | 53/100 | Bundaberg's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Gladstone | 52/100 | Gladstone's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Tamworth | 50/100 | Tamworth's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Townsville | 50/100 | Townsville's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Toowoomba | 50/100 | Toowoomba's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Ballarat | 50/100 | Ballarat's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Bendigo | 50/100 | Bendigo's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Launceston | 50/100 | Launceston's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Mackay | 50/100 | Mackay's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Bunbury | 50/100 | Bunbury's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Albury | 50/100 | Albury's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Port Macquarie | 50/100 | Port Macquarie's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Mildura | 50/100 | Mildura's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
Interpretation
Climate-risk scoring combines hazard exposure with adaptation capacity. Cities with active resilience programmes reduce expected loss even where exposure is meaningful. Across the indexed cities the climate risk average is 60/100, so Alice Springs is 12 points below the median. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.
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Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.
Sources
4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.
- UN-Habitat: World Cities Report 2024
Used as a policy and methodology reference for urban exposure and resilience signals.
- NASA: NASA POWER
Used as an energy-resource and weather-normalization reference.
- World Health Organization: WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines
Used to normalize air-quality indicators toward health-protective benchmarks.
- IPCC: AR6 WGII Chapter 6: Cities, settlements and key infrastructure
Used to explain urban climate vulnerability and adaptation scoring logic.
Continue exploring
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Alice Springs city profile
Return to the complete Alice Springs profile with all module scores and source context.
Cost of Living in Alice Springs
Affordability, essential costs, and day-to-day financial pressure for residents.
Air Quality in Alice Springs
Health-oriented air-quality conditions with context from WHO, EEA, and EPA benchmarks.
Energy in Alice Springs
Clean-energy readiness, grid resilience, and solar or efficiency opportunity signals.
Safety in Alice Springs
Personal safety, institutional trust, and resilience signals informed by international safety and crime data.
Internet Speed in Alice Springs
Broadband and mobile connectivity quality, latency, and digital-readiness signals for residents and remote workers.
Overall Intelligence
A balanced ranking of cities across affordability, air quality, clean-energy readiness, and resilience.
Quality of Life
Cities that combine strong services, mobility, safety, clean air, and resilience into a healthy day-to-day profile.