Las Palmas · 7.401 inhabitants · 3.571 buildings analysed one by one

La Aldea de San NicolásClimate risk in its neighbourhoods, streets and rivers, today and in 2050

We have scored the climate risk of the 3.571 buildings in La Aldea de San Nicolás using Cadastre data, satellite imagery and climate projections, and added it up by area, street and watercourse. The clearest change comes at night: from 44 to 77 tropical nights a year by 2050.

44→77tropical nights a year in a typical building, today and by 2050
22%of homes at high or very high wildfire risk by 2050
158homes less than 100 m from Barranco del Hoyo
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

La Aldea de San Nicolás compared with Spain

  • Tropical nights a year, 2050: 55 nights
    higher than 81 % of municipalities
  • Average summer maximum, 2050: 26,4 °C
    lower than 90 % of municipalities
  • Flood-prone area (100-year): 0,0%
    lower than 80 % of municipalities
  • Area burnt 2016-2026: 3,0%
    higher than 88 % of municipalities
  • Water stress 2050 (0-5): 2,8
    lower than 84 % 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 La Aldea de San Nicolás

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

1

From 44 to 77 tropical nights a year

44→77 nights

In a typical building in La Aldea de San Nicolás, nights when the temperature stays at or above 20 °C would rise from 44 a year (1991-2020) to about 77 by 2050. For this reason, 98 % of homes would be at a high or very high level.

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

2

740 homes at very high wildfire risk

812 buildings

These are 812 buildings right next to vegetation that can burn. Almost all are houses (797), 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.

3

Barranco del Hoyo: 33 homes less than 50 m away, with no official map

33 homes

Along Barranco del Hoyo (3,5 km within the municipality, dry most of the year) there is no official mapped flood zone, but there are 33 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.

4

60 in every 100 buildings were built before 1980

60 %

They were built before the first thermal insulation standard (1979). With 77 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.

5

3 schools in heat islands

3 of 6

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 3.402 homes in La Aldea de San Nicolás 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 3 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.
  • 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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