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

We have scored the climate risk of the 1.400 buildings in Astigarraga using Cadastre data, satellite imagery and climate projections, and added it up by area, street and watercourse. Water is the biggest factor: 1.705 homes are in a flood zone.

4→13tropical nights a year in a typical building, today and by 2050
37%of homes at high or very high flood risk by 2050
1.705homes 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

Astigarraga compared with Spain

  • Tropical nights a year, 2050: 16 nights
    higher than 56 % of municipalities
  • Average summer maximum, 2050: 25,2 °C
    lower than 94 % of municipalities
  • Flood-prone area (100-year): 5,4%
    higher than 84 % of municipalities
  • Area burnt 2016-2026: 0,0%
    lower than 64 % of municipalities
  • Water stress 2050 (0-5): 2,5
    lower than 89 % 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 Astigarraga

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

1

Where there are fewer trees, 5,9 °C hotter

5,9 °C

Around homes with between 10 and 20 % tree cover, the surface in summer is 5,6 °C above the median for Astigarraga; with more than 40 % tree cover, 0,3 °C below. 346 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.

2

1.705 homes in a flood zone

1.705 homes

They are in the area that can flood once every 500 years according to the official maps (SNCZI); 1.062 of them are in the 100-year area. Next to Galtzaur, 592 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.

3

735 homes at very high wildfire risk

991 buildings

These are 991 buildings right next to vegetation that can burn. Of these, 6 are blocks of flats with 154 homes, where evacuation is harder.

  • Aiotzategi kalea: 46
  • Arrobitxulo bidea: 46
  • Galtzaur kalea: 40
  • Portutxo kalea: 22

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

4

From 4 to 13 tropical nights a year

4→13 nights

In a typical building in Astigarraga, nights when the temperature stays at or above 20 °C would rise from 4 a year (1991-2020) to about 13 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).

Six hazards

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

The 3.212 homes in Astigarraga 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

  • Shade and trees in the playgrounds of the 1 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.
  • Download the tables by area, neighbourhood, street and watercourse (Data tab) to cross-check them with urban planning.

For residents

  • 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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