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Sant Cebrià de VallaltaClimate risk in its neighbourhoods, streets and rivers, today and in 2050

We have scored the climate risk of the 1.678 buildings in Sant Cebrià de Vallalta using Cadastre data, satellite imagery and climate projections, and added it up by area, street and watercourse. The clearest change comes at night: from 18 to 57 tropical nights a year by 2050.

18→57tropical nights a year in a typical building, today and by 2050
82%of homes at high or very high wildfire risk by 2050
145homes in the official flood zone (500 years)
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

Sant Cebrià de Vallalta compared with Spain

  • Tropical nights a year, 2050: 83 nights
    higher than 93 % of municipalities
  • Average summer maximum, 2050: 29,5 °C
    lower than 78 % of municipalities
  • Flood-prone area (100-year): 0,0%
    lower than 80 % 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 Sant Cebrià de Vallalta

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

1

145 homes in a flood zone

145 homes

They are in the area that can flood once every 500 years according to the official maps (SNCZI); 144 of them are in the 100-year area. Next to Riera de Vallalta, 93 homes are inside the flood zone, less than 100 m from the watercourse.

According to the Ministry’s studies, this is an annual probability of 0,2 % (500 years) or 1 % (100 years), not “once every 500 years”: it can happen two years in a row. Small gullies are not always mapped.

2

From 18 to 57 tropical nights a year

18→57 nights

In a typical building in Sant Cebrià de Vallalta, nights when the temperature stays at or above 20 °C would rise from 18 a year (1991-2020) to about 57 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).

3

1.694 homes at very high wildfire risk

1.622 buildings

These are 1.622 buildings right next to vegetation that can burn. Of these, 2 are blocks of flats with 79 homes, where evacuation is harder.

  • Avinguda de Gaudí: 49
  • Carrer d'Emili Ciuró: 30

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

4

2 schools in heat islands

2 of 3

Schools whose surroundings are at least 1 °C hotter than the municipal median in summer. They are the first candidates for shade and tree-lined playgrounds.

Ground surface temperature (Landsat) around the building closest to the OpenStreetMap point.

Six hazards

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

The 2.058 homes in Sant Cebrià de Vallalta 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 2 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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