Alicante · 583 inhabitants · 894 buildings analysed one by one

la Vall de GallineraClimate risk in its neighbourhoods, streets and rivers, today and in 2050

We have scored the climate risk of the 894 buildings in la Vall de Gallinera using Cadastre data, satellite imagery and climate projections, and added it up by area, street and watercourse. The clearest change comes at night: from 14 to 48 tropical nights a year by 2050.

14→48tropical nights a year in a typical building, today and by 2050
88%of homes at high or very high wildfire risk by 2050
112homes less than 100 m from Barranc del Pont de Jeronimet
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

la Vall de Gallinera compared with Spain

  • Tropical nights a year, 2050: 54 nights
    higher than 80 % of municipalities
  • Average summer maximum, 2050: 31,5 °C
    lower than 62 % of municipalities
  • Flood-prone area (100-year): 0,0%
    lower than 80 % of municipalities
  • Area burnt 2016-2026: 29,9%
    higher than 97 % 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 la Vall de Gallinera

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

1

From 14 to 48 tropical nights a year

14→48 nights

In a typical building in la Vall de Gallinera, nights when the temperature stays at or above 20 °C would rise from 14 a year (1991-2020) to about 48 by 2050. For this reason, 81 % of homes would be at a high or very high level.

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

2

568 homes at very high wildfire risk

797 buildings

These are 797 buildings right next to vegetation that can burn. Almost all are houses (795), 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

72 in every 100 buildings were built before 1980

72 %

They were built before the first thermal insulation standard (1979). With 48 tropical nights a year by 2050, they will hold the most heat at night and have the most to gain from a retrofit.

Year of construction from the Cadastre.

4

Barranc del Pont de Jeronimet: 31 homes less than 50 m away, with no official map

31 homes

Along Barranc del Pont de Jeronimet (0,3 km within the municipality, dry most of the year) there is no official mapped flood zone, but there are 31 homes less than 50 m from the watercourse.

Having no official map does not mean it cannot overflow: watercourses that are dry most of the year are the ones that cause the most surprises in a storm.

5

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

1,9 °C

Around homes with between 10 and 20 % tree cover, the surface in summer is 1,5 °C above the median for la Vall de Gallinera; with more than 40 % tree cover, 0,4 °C below. 0 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 644 homes in la Vall de Gallinera 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.
  • 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.
  • Download the tables by area, neighbourhood, street and watercourse (Data tab) to cross-check them with urban planning.

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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