Albacete · 1.130 inhabitants · 1.922 buildings analysed one by one

Alcalá del JúcarClimate risk in its neighbourhoods, streets and rivers, today and in 2050

We have scored the climate risk of the 1.922 buildings in Alcalá del Júcar using Cadastre data, satellite imagery and climate projections, and added it up by area, street and watercourse. The clearest change comes at night: from 3 to 28 tropical nights a year by 2050.

3→28tropical nights a year in a typical building, today and by 2050
100%of homes at high or very high heat risk by 2050
322homes less than 100 m from Río Júcar
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

Alcalá del Júcar compared with Spain

  • Tropical nights a year, 2050: 20 nights
    higher than 58 % of municipalities
  • Average summer maximum, 2050: 36,1 °C
    higher than 86 % of municipalities
  • Flood-prone area (100-year): 1,7%
    higher than 63 % of municipalities
  • Area burnt 2016-2026: 0,0%
    lower than 64 % of municipalities
  • Water stress 2050 (0-5): 5,0
    higher than 82 % 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 Alcalá del Júcar

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

1

Where there are fewer trees, 6,9 °C hotter

6,9 °C

Around homes with less than 2 % tree cover, the surface in summer is 2,2 °C above the median for Alcalá del Júcar; with more than 40 % tree cover, 4,7 °C below. 144 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.

2

759 homes at very high wildfire risk

841 buildings

These are 841 buildings right next to vegetation that can burn. Of these, one is a block of flats with 34 homes, where evacuation is harder.

  • Calle Batán: 34

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

3

From 3 to 28 tropical nights a year

3→28 nights

In a typical building in Alcalá del Júcar, nights when the temperature stays at or above 20 °C would rise from 3 a year (1991-2020) to about 28 by 2050. For this reason, 0 % of homes would be at a high or very high level.

Median of the buildings. Intermediate-to-high emissions scenario (SSP3-7.0).

4

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: Consultorio médico de Alcalá del Jucar
  • School: Colegio Rural Agrupado Ribera del Júcar

OpenStreetMap location matched to the nearest Cadastre building.

Six hazards

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

The 1.347 homes in Alcalá del Júcar 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

  • Climate shelters, and late-afternoon and evening opening hours at libraries and community centres in the areas with the most tropical nights.
  • 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.

For residents

  • Air your home in the early hours, shade west-facing walls from the sun and ask about grants to insulate the roof.
  • 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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