Balearic Islands · 29.132 inhabitants · 5.622 buildings analysed one by one

Sant Antoni de PortmanyClimate risk in its neighbourhoods, streets and rivers, today and in 2050

We have scored the climate risk of the 5.622 buildings in Sant Antoni de Portmany using Cadastre data, satellite imagery and climate projections, and added it up by area, street and watercourse. The clearest change comes at night: from 50 to 79 tropical nights a year by 2050.

50→79tropical nights a year in a typical building, today and by 2050
26%of homes at high or very high wildfire risk by 2050
223homes less than 100 m from Es Regueró
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

Sant Antoni de Portmany compared with Spain

  • Tropical nights a year, 2050: 107 nights
    higher than 97 % of municipalities
  • Average summer maximum, 2050: 33,0 °C
    higher than 59 % of municipalities
  • Flood-prone area (100-year): 0,0%
    lower than 80 % of municipalities
  • Area burnt 2016-2026: 0,1%
    higher than 74 % 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 Sant Antoni de Portmany

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

1

2.908 homes at very high wildfire risk

2.545 buildings

These are 2.545 buildings right next to vegetation that can burn. Of these, 10 are blocks of flats with 434 homes, where evacuation is harder.

  • Carrer de Johann Sebastian Bach: 104
  • Carretera de Cala Gració: 104
  • Carrer de sa Gavina: 81
  • Carretera des Cap Negret: 61

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

2

Where there are fewer trees, 3,6 °C hotter

3,6 °C

Around homes with less than 2 % tree cover, the surface in summer is 0,7 °C above the median for Sant Antoni de Portmany; with more than 40 % tree cover, 2,9 °C below. 4.685 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.

3

From 50 to 79 tropical nights a year

50→79 nights

In a typical building in Sant Antoni de Portmany, nights when the temperature stays at or above 20 °C would rise from 50 a year (1991-2020) to about 79 by 2050. For this reason, 100 % of homes would be at a high or very high level.

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

4

294 homes less than 2 m above sea level

294 homes

That is 3 % of homes. The extreme sea level in a 100-year storm reaches 1,12 m today and 1,41 m by 2050.

Ground elevation at the building (IGN digital terrain model). Being low-lying does not mean it will flood: that depends on the beach, sea defences and drainage.

5

53 in every 100 buildings were built before 1980

53 %

They were built before the first thermal insulation standard (1979). With 79 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.

Six hazards

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

The 11.716 homes in Sant Antoni de Portmany 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.
  • 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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