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Caldes d'EstracClimate risk in its neighbourhoods, streets and rivers, today and in 2050

We have scored the climate risk of the 530 buildings in Caldes d'Estrac using Cadastre data, satellite imagery and climate projections, and added it up by area, street and watercourse. The clearest change comes at night: from 47 to 85 tropical nights a year by 2050.

47→85tropical nights a year in a typical building, today and by 2050
35%of homes at high or very high wildfire risk by 2050
718homes less than 100 m from Riera de Caldes
At a glance

Where the risk lies by 2050

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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

Caldes d'Estrac compared with Spain

  • Tropical nights a year, 2050: 108 nights
    higher than 97 % of municipalities
  • Average summer maximum, 2050: 29,2 °C
    lower than 79 % of municipalities
  • Flood-prone area (100-year): 1,6%
    higher than 62 % of municipalities
  • Area burnt 2016-2026: 0,0%
    lower than 64 % of municipalities
  • Water stress 2050 (0-5): 4,9
    higher than 61 % 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 Caldes d'Estrac

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

1

From 47 to 85 tropical nights a year

47→85 nights

In a typical building in Caldes d'Estrac, nights when the temperature stays at or above 20 °C would rise from 47 a year (1991-2020) to about 85 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).

2

545 homes at very high wildfire risk

209 buildings

These are 209 buildings right next to vegetation that can burn. Of these, 6 are blocks of flats with 164 homes, where evacuation is harder.

  • Carrer de Pau Casals: 46
  • Sense nom: 37
  • Carrer de la Fornaca: 32
  • Carrer del Pont del Sergent: 29

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

3

73 in every 100 buildings were built before 1980

73 %

They were built before the first thermal insulation standard (1979). With 85 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

Riera de Caldes: 442 homes less than 50 m away, with no official map

442 homes

Along Riera de Caldes (0,8 km within the municipality, dry most of the year) there is no official mapped flood zone, but there are 442 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.

Six hazards

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

The 1.572 homes in Caldes d'Estrac 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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