A Coruña · 9.126 inhabitants · 4.213 buildings analysed one by one

A Pobra do CaramiñalClimate risk in its neighbourhoods, streets and rivers, today and in 2050

We have scored the climate risk of the 4.213 buildings in A Pobra do Caramiñal using Cadastre data, satellite imagery and climate projections, and added it up by area, street and watercourse. Water is the biggest factor: 505 homes are in a flood zone.

23,0→25,9°Caverage maximum of the warmest month, today and by 2050 (no tropical nights, either today or by 2050)
45%of homes at high or very high wildfire risk by 2050
505homes in the official flood zone (500 years)
At a glance

Where the risk lies by 2050

LowMediumHighVery highRivers and streams

Level of the highest hazard in each 250 m area by 2050: flooding, heat, wildfire, wind or ground movement.

Tropical nights a year in a typical building

A Pobra do Caramiñal compared with Spain

  • Tropical nights a year, 2050: 0 nights
    lower than 92 % of municipalities
  • Average summer maximum, 2050: 25,9 °C
    lower than 91 % of municipalities
  • Flood-prone area (100-year): 1,1%
    higher than 57 % of municipalities
  • Area burnt 2016-2026: 23,1%
    higher than 96 % of municipalities
  • Water stress 2050 (0-5): 1,8
    lower than 98 % of municipalities

Position among the 8.217 municipalities: further right means more risk. These are figures for the municipality as a whole, the same for everyone; they may differ from those for the typical building. Compare with others →

What stands out

What we found in A Pobra do Caramiñal

It comes from matching each building with its neighbourhood, its street, the nearest watercourse and its surroundings.

1

505 homes in a flood zone

505 homes

They are in the area that can flood once every 500 years according to the official maps (SNCZI); 495 of them are in the 100-year area. Next to Río Barbanza, 9 homes are inside the flood zone, less than 100 m from the watercourse.

According to the Ministry’s studies, this is an annual probability of 0,2 % (500 years) or 1 % (100 years), not “once every 500 years”: it can happen two years in a row. Small gullies are not always mapped.

2

2.460 homes at very high wildfire risk

2.675 buildings

These are 2.675 buildings right next to vegetation that can burn. Of these, 4 are blocks of flats with 123 homes, where evacuation is harder.

  • Rúa de Rafael Dieste: 34
  • Rúa de Venecia: 33
  • Rúa de Gasset: 32
  • Rúa de Alexandre Bóveda: 24

Proximity to woodland and to burnt areas (ESA WorldCover, EFFIS). It does not measure the state of the vegetation or any firebreaks.

3

2 schools, care homes or health centres in a flood zone

2 facilities

They are in the official 500-year flood zone or in a preferential flow zone. They are the first to review in an emergency plan: who is inside, how to get out and whether they use the ground floor.

  • Health centre: Centro de Saúde e Punto de Atención Continuada da Pobra do Caramiñal
  • School: Centro de Ensino Primario Plurilingüe Salustiano Rey Eiras

OpenStreetMap location matched to the nearest Cadastre building.

4

Where there are fewer trees, 1,5 °C hotter

1,5 °C

Around homes with less than 2 % tree cover, the surface in summer is 0,5 °C above the median for A Pobra do Caramiñal; with more than 40 % tree cover, 1,0 °C below. 41 homes are in surroundings with almost no trees.

Ground surface temperature (Landsat), not air temperature. More trees usually go with less asphalt and lower density: this is a correlation, not a measure of the effect of planting trees.

Six hazards

How many homes are at high risk, today and in 2050

The 5.458 homes in A Pobra do Caramiñal by the level of their building. Tap a hazard to see it on the map.

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What can be done

For the town council and for residents

For the town council and its technical staff

  • Shade and trees in the playgrounds of the 1 schools with the hottest surroundings.
  • Review with the river basin authority the watercourses with no official mapping that run next to homes, and keep them clear.
  • Firebreaks and evacuation routes in the streets that border woodland.
  • Emergency self-protection plans in the schools, care homes and health centres that are in a flood zone.
  • Download the tables by area, neighbourhood, street and watercourse (Data tab) to cross-check them with urban planning.

For residents

  • If you live on a ground floor or have a garage next to a watercourse, have a plan: where to go upstairs, what to switch off and how to hear about warnings.
  • Keep the strip around your house clear of dry vegetation and know both ways out of your street.
  • Look up your building: the free report gives its level for each hazard, and the Climate Note gives the full detail.

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