Ourense · 4.214 inhabitants · 2.322 buildings analysed one by one

A RúaClimate risk in its neighbourhoods, streets and rivers, today and in 2050

We have scored the climate risk of the 2.322 buildings in A Rúa using Cadastre data, satellite imagery and climate projections, and added it up by area, street and watercourse. Water is the biggest factor: 468 homes are in a flood zone.

1→7tropical nights a year in a typical building, today and by 2050
86%of homes at high or very high wildfire risk by 2050
468homes 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

A Rúa compared with Spain

  • Tropical nights a year, 2050: 1 nights
    lower than 76 % of municipalities
  • Average summer maximum, 2050: 29,0 °C
    lower than 80 % of municipalities
  • Flood-prone area (100-year): 10,4%
    higher than 92 % of municipalities
  • Area burnt 2016-2026: 79,9%
    higher than 100 % of municipalities
  • Water stress 2050 (0-5): 2,1
    lower than 93 % 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 A Rúa

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

1

468 homes in a flood zone

468 homes

They are in the area that can flood once every 500 years according to the official maps (SNCZI); 407 of them are in the 100-year area. Next to Regueiro da Rúa, 24 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.

2

1.693 homes at very high wildfire risk

1.602 buildings

These are 1.602 buildings right next to vegetation that can burn. Of these, 3 are blocks of flats with 96 homes, where evacuation is harder.

  • Avenida de Almendralejo: 41
  • Rúa do Progreso: 28
  • Rúa do Camiño Novo: 27

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

3

Where there are fewer trees, 2,3 °C hotter

2,3 °C

Around homes with between 10 and 20 % tree cover, the surface in summer is 1,5 °C above the median for A Rúa; with more than 40 % tree cover, 0,8 °C below. 0 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.

4

From 1 to 7 tropical nights a year

1→7 nights

In a typical building in A Rúa, nights when the temperature stays at or above 20 °C would rise from 1 a year (1991-2020) to about 7 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 3.171 homes in A Rúa 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

  • 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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