Granada · 952 inhabitants · 850 buildings analysed one by one

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

We have scored the climate risk of the 850 buildings in Quéntar using Cadastre data, satellite imagery and climate projections, and added it up by area, street and watercourse. The clearest change comes at night: from 6 to 25 tropical nights a year by 2050.

6→25tropical nights a year in a typical building, today and by 2050
60%of homes at high or very high wildfire risk by 2050
201homes less than 100 m from Barranco de la Hoya
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

Quéntar compared with Spain

  • Tropical nights a year, 2050: 7 nights
    lower than 51 % of municipalities
  • Average summer maximum, 2050: 33,2 °C
    higher than 62 % of municipalities
  • Flood-prone area (100-year): 0,6%
    higher than 51 % 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 Quéntar

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

1

416 homes at very high wildfire risk

582 buildings

These are 582 buildings right next to vegetation that can burn. Almost all are houses (575), 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.

2

From 6 to 25 tropical nights a year

6→25 nights

In a typical building in Quéntar, nights when the temperature stays at or above 20 °C would rise from 6 a year (1991-2020) to about 25 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).

3

Barranco de la Hoya: 69 homes less than 50 m away, with no official map

69 homes

Along Barranco de la Hoya (2,3 km within the municipality, dry most of the year) there is no official mapped flood zone, but there are 69 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 692 homes in Quéntar 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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