Córdoba · 19.995 inhabitants · 6.449 buildings analysed one by one

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

We have scored the climate risk of the 6.449 buildings in Cabra using Cadastre data, satellite imagery and climate projections, and added it up by area, street and watercourse. The clearest change comes at night: from 17 to 58 tropical nights a year by 2050.

17→58tropical nights a year in a typical building, today and by 2050
100%of homes at high or very high heat risk by 2050
806homes in the official flood zone (500 years)
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

Cabra compared with Spain

  • Tropical nights a year, 2050: 50 nights
    higher than 77 % of municipalities
  • Average summer maximum, 2050: 36,0 °C
    higher than 85 % of municipalities
  • Flood-prone area (100-year): 0,0%
    lower than 80 % of municipalities
  • Area burnt 2016-2026: 1,6%
    higher than 85 % 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 Cabra

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

1

806 homes in a flood zone

806 homes

They are in the area that can flood once every 500 years according to the official maps (SNCZI); 3.096 of them are in the 100-year area. Next to Arroyo de Valdemoro, 215 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 17 to 58 tropical nights a year

17→58 nights

In a typical building in Cabra, nights when the temperature stays at or above 20 °C would rise from 17 a year (1991-2020) to about 58 by 2050. For this reason, 99 % of homes would be at a high or very high level.

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

3

1.899 homes at very high wildfire risk

2.458 buildings

These are 2.458 buildings right next to vegetation that can burn. Of these, 3 are blocks of flats with 121 homes, where evacuation is harder.

  • Calle Victoria Kent: 121

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, care homes or health centres in a flood zone

2 facilities

They are in the official 500-year flood zone or in a preferential flow zone. They are the first to review in an emergency plan: who is inside, how to get out and whether they use the ground floor.

  • School: Colegio de Educación Infantil y Primaria Nuestra Señora de la Sierra
  • School: Instituto de Educación Secundaria Luis de Aguilar y Eslava

OpenStreetMap location matched to the nearest Cadastre building.

5

2 schools in heat islands

2 of 9

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 10.409 homes in Cabra 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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