Natural and environmental hazards

The risk IDs on the matrix below are risks which sit under the theme 'natural and environmental hazards'. More information about the risks can be found below.

Impact	5
	4			High temperatures and heatwaves  49 Coastal flooding 51A Fluvial flooding 51B Surface water flooding 51C	Severe space weather 47 Low temperatures and snow 50
	3		Drought 52	Humanitarian crisis overseas - natural hazard event 45 Poor air quality 53	Volcanic eruption  43 Storms 48	Disaster response in the Overseas Territories 46
	2		Wildfire 42
	1	Earthquake 44
		1	2	3	4	5
	Likelihood

Impact & Likelihood

Impact key

5	Catastrophic
4	Significant
3	Moderate
2	Limited
1	Minor

Likelihood key

5	>25%
4	5-25%
3	1-5%
2	0.2-1%
1	<0.2%

Risk scenarios

ID	Title	Publishing date
42	Wildfire	July 2023
43	Volcanic eruption	July 2023
44	Earthquake	July 2023
45	Humanitarian crisis overseas - natural hazard event	July 2023
46	Disaster response in the Overseas Territories	July 2023
47	Severe space weather	July 2023
48	Storms	July 2023
49	High temperatures and heatwaves	July 2023
50	Low temperatures and snow	July 2023
51A	Coastal flooding	July 2023
51B	Fluvial flooding	July 2023
51C	Surface water flooding	July 2023
52	Drought	July 2023
53	Poor air quality	July 2023