Lleida · 6.482 inhabitants · 2.342 buildings analysed one by one

Les Borges BlanquesClimate risk in its neighbourhoods, streets and rivers, today and in 2050

We have scored the climate risk of the 2.342 buildings in Les Borges Blanques using Cadastre data, satellite imagery and climate projections, and added it up by area, street and watercourse. The clearest change comes at night: from 8 to 44 tropical nights a year by 2050.

8→44tropical nights a year in a typical building, today and by 2050
100%of homes at high or very high heat risk by 2050
2.944homes in 2.342 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

Les Borges Blanques compared with Spain

  • Tropical nights a year, 2050: 58 nights
    higher than 83 % of municipalities
  • Average summer maximum, 2050: 35,8 °C
    higher than 83 % of municipalities
  • Flood-prone area (100-year): 0,5%
    lower than 51 % of municipalities
  • Area burnt 2016-2026: 0,0%
    lower than 64 % of municipalities
  • Water stress 2050 (0-5): 4,6
    lower than 51 % 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 Les Borges Blanques

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

1

From 8 to 44 tropical nights a year

8→44 nights

In a typical building in Les Borges Blanques, nights when the temperature stays at or above 20 °C would rise from 8 a year (1991-2020) to about 44 by 2050. For this reason, 100 % of homes would be at a high or very high level.

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

2

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

2,4 °C

Around homes with less than 2 % tree cover, the surface in summer is 0,7 °C above the median for Les Borges Blanques; with more than 40 % tree cover, 1,7 °C below. 217 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.

3

89 homes at very high wildfire risk

222 buildings

These are 222 buildings right next to vegetation that can burn. Of these, one is a block of flats with 77 homes, where evacuation is harder.

  • Avinguda de Santiago Rusiñol: 77

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

4

64 in every 100 buildings were built before 1980

64 %

They were built before the first thermal insulation standard (1979). With 44 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

2 schools in heat islands

2 of 5

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 2.944 homes in Les Borges Blanques 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 2 schools with the hottest surroundings.
  • 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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