Santa Cruz de Tenerife · 23.960 inhabitants · 3.383 buildings analysed one by one

San Miguel de AbonaClimate risk in its neighbourhoods, streets and rivers, today and in 2050

We have scored the climate risk of the 3.383 buildings in San Miguel de Abona using Cadastre data, satellite imagery and climate projections, and added it up by area, street and watercourse. The clearest change comes at night: from 30 to 54 tropical nights a year by 2050.

30→54tropical nights a year in a typical building, today and by 2050
76%of homes at high or very high wind risk by 2050
346homes less than 100 m from Barranco Uchoba o Ifaya
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

San Miguel de Abona compared with Spain

  • Tropical nights a year, 2050: 135 nights
    higher than 100 % of municipalities
  • Average summer maximum, 2050: 26,6 °C
    lower than 89 % 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 San Miguel de Abona

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

1

From 30 to 54 tropical nights a year

30→54 nights

In a typical building in San Miguel de Abona, nights when the temperature stays at or above 20 °C would rise from 30 a year (1991-2020) to about 54 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

Barranco Uchoba o Ifaya: 152 homes less than 50 m away, with no official map

152 homes

Along Barranco Uchoba o Ifaya (13,7 km within the municipality, dry most of the year) there is no official mapped flood zone, but there are 152 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.

3

75 homes at very high wildfire risk

33 buildings

These are 33 buildings right next to vegetation that can burn. Of these, one is a block of flats with 27 homes, where evacuation is harder.

  • Avenida Fernando Salazar González: 27

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 8.500 homes in San Miguel de Abona 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.
  • 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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