Santa Cruz de Tenerife · 50.021 inhabitants · 5.752 buildings analysed one by one

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

We have scored the climate risk of the 5.752 buildings in Adeje using Cadastre data, satellite imagery and climate projections, and added it up by area, street and watercourse. The clearest change comes at night: from 48 to 78 tropical nights a year by 2050.

48→78tropical nights a year in a typical building, today and by 2050
3%of homes at high or very high flood risk by 2050
749homes in the official flood zone (500 years)
At a glance

Where the risk lies by 2050

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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

Adeje compared with Spain

  • Tropical nights a year, 2050: 141 nights
    higher than 100 % of municipalities
  • Average summer maximum, 2050: 25,7 °C
    lower than 92 % of municipalities
  • Flood-prone area (100-year): 0,0%
    lower than 80 % of municipalities
  • Area burnt 2016-2026: 0,0%
    lower than 64 % 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 Adeje

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

1

749 homes in a flood zone

749 homes

They are in the area that can flood once every 500 years according to the official maps (SNCZI); 744 of them are in the 100-year area. Next to Barranco de Torviscas, 204 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

590 homes at very high wildfire risk

222 buildings

These are 222 buildings right next to vegetation that can burn. Of these, 4 are blocks of flats with 463 homes, where evacuation is harder.

  • Calle La Tosca: 349
  • Calle El Horno: 114

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

3

From 48 to 78 tropical nights a year

48→78 nights

In a typical building in Adeje, nights when the temperature stays at or above 20 °C would rise from 48 a year (1991-2020) to about 78 by 2050. For this reason, 96 % of homes would be at a high or very high level.

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

4

Barranco de Ajabo: 232 homes less than 50 m away, with no official map

232 homes

Along Barranco de Ajabo (3,2 km within the municipality, dry most of the year) there is no official mapped flood zone, but there are 232 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.

5

5 schools in heat islands

5 of 10

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 24.104 homes in Adeje 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 5 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.

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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