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

We have scored the climate risk of the 566 buildings in Fonelas using Cadastre data, satellite imagery and climate projections, and added it up by area, street and watercourse. The clearest change comes at night: from 11 to 40 tropical nights a year by 2050.

11→40tropical nights a year in a typical building, today and by 2050
100%of homes at high or very high heat risk by 2050
374homes in 566 buildings analysed one by one
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

Fonelas compared with Spain

  • Tropical nights a year, 2050: 37 nights
    higher than 68 % of municipalities
  • Average summer maximum, 2050: 36,5 °C
    higher than 89 % of municipalities
  • Flood-prone area (100-year): 4,4%
    higher than 80 % of municipalities
  • Area burnt 2016-2026: 0,0%
    lower than 64 % 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 Fonelas

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

1

From 11 to 40 tropical nights a year

11→40 nights

In a typical building in Fonelas, nights when the temperature stays at or above 20 °C would rise from 11 a year (1991-2020) to about 40 by 2050. For this reason, 0 % of homes would be at a high or very high level.

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

2

61 in every 100 buildings were built before 1980

61 %

They were built before the first thermal insulation standard (1979). With 40 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.

3

Where there are fewer trees, 1,6 °C hotter

1,6 °C

Around homes with less than 2 % tree cover, the surface in summer is 0,8 °C above the median for Fonelas; with between 20 and 40 % tree cover, 0,8 °C below. 152 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.

4

34 homes at very high wildfire risk

113 buildings

These are 113 buildings right next to vegetation that can burn. Almost all are houses (113), 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.

Six hazards

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

The 374 homes in Fonelas 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.
  • 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.
  • 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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