Alicante · 1.213 inhabitants · 851 buildings analysed one by one

CañadaClimate risk in its neighbourhoods, streets and rivers, today and in 2050

We have scored the climate risk of the 851 buildings in Cañada using Cadastre data, satellite imagery and climate projections, and added it up by area, street and watercourse.

2→9tropical nights a year in a typical building, today and by 2050
89%of homes at high or very high heat risk by 2050
714homes in 851 buildings analysed one by one
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

Cañada compared with Spain

  • Tropical nights a year, 2050: 34 nights
    higher than 66 % of municipalities
  • Average summer maximum, 2050: 35,1 °C
    higher than 79 % of municipalities
  • Flood-prone area (100-year): 1,5%
    higher than 61 % 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 Cañada

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

1

Where there are fewer trees, 1,9 °C hotter

1,9 °C

Around homes with less than 2 % tree cover, the surface in summer is 0,6 °C above the median for Cañada; with between 20 and 40 % tree cover, 1,3 °C below. 119 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

79 homes at very high wildfire risk

103 buildings

These are 103 buildings right next to vegetation that can burn. Almost all are houses (103), on the edges of the town and in housing estates.

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

3

From 2 to 9 tropical nights a year

2→9 nights

In a typical building in Cañada, nights when the temperature stays at or above 20 °C would rise from 2 a year (1991-2020) to about 9 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).

Six hazards

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

The 714 homes in Cañada 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

  • Firebreaks and evacuation routes in the streets that border woodland.
  • Download the tables by area, neighbourhood, street and watercourse (Data tab) to cross-check them with urban planning.

For residents

  • 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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