León · 376 inhabitants · 737 buildings analysed one by one

Cubillas de RuedaClimate risk in its neighbourhoods, streets and rivers, today and in 2050

We have scored the climate risk of the 737 buildings in Cubillas de Rueda using Cadastre data, satellite imagery and climate projections, and added it up by area, street and watercourse.

25,1→29,6°Caverage maximum of the warmest month, today and by 2050 (no tropical nights, either today or by 2050)
50%of homes at high or very high wildfire risk by 2050
463homes in 737 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

Cubillas de Rueda compared with Spain

  • Tropical nights a year, 2050: 0 nights
    lower than 92 % of municipalities
  • Average summer maximum, 2050: 29,6 °C
    lower than 77 % of municipalities
  • Flood-prone area (100-year): 9,0%
    higher than 90 % of municipalities
  • Area burnt 2016-2026: 0,0%
    lower than 64 % of municipalities
  • Water stress 2050 (0-5): 4,3
    lower than 59 % 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 Cubillas de Rueda

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

1

Where there are fewer trees, 4,2 °C hotter

4,2 °C

Around homes with between 2 and 5 % tree cover, the surface in summer is 1,4 °C above the median for Cubillas de Rueda; with more than 40 % tree cover, 2,8 °C below. 2 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

233 homes at very high wildfire risk

361 buildings

These are 361 buildings right next to vegetation that can burn. Almost all are houses (358), 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 463 homes in Cubillas de Rueda by the level of their building. Tap a hazard to see it on the map.

LowMediumHighVery high
What can be done

For the town council and for residents

For the town council and its technical staff

  • 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

  • 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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