Santa Cruz de Tenerife · 15.429 inhabitants · 3.522 buildings analysed one by one

Santa ÚrsulaClimate risk in its neighbourhoods, streets and rivers, today and in 2050

We have scored the climate risk of the 3.522 buildings in Santa Úrsula using Cadastre data, satellite imagery and climate projections, and added it up by area, street and watercourse.

13→22tropical nights a year in a typical building, today and by 2050
53%of homes at high or very high wind risk by 2050
451homes less than 100 m from Barranquillo Chinchal
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

Santa Úrsula compared with Spain

  • Tropical nights a year, 2050: 28 nights
    higher than 62 % of municipalities
  • Average summer maximum, 2050: 24,4 °C
    lower than 96 % of municipalities
  • Flood-prone area (100-year): 0,0%
    lower than 80 % of municipalities
  • Area burnt 2016-2026: 38,3%
    higher than 98 % 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 Santa Úrsula

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

1

2.358 homes at very high wildfire risk

1.852 buildings

These are 1.852 buildings right next to vegetation that can burn. Of these, 9 are blocks of flats with 446 homes, where evacuation is harder.

  • Calle Bicacarera: 146
  • Avenida los Pesqueros: 124
  • Avenida Venezuela: 81
  • Calle la Cuesta: 29

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

2

Where there are fewer trees, 4,0 °C hotter

4,0 °C

Around homes with between 2 and 5 % tree cover, the surface in summer is 2,7 °C above the median for Santa Úrsula; with more than 40 % tree cover, 1,3 °C below. 47 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

Barranco Hondo o del Infierno: 85 homes less than 50 m away, with no official map

85 homes

Along Barranco Hondo o del Infierno (5,1 km within the municipality, dry most of the year) there is no official mapped flood zone, but there are 85 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.

4

7 schools in heat islands

7 of 9

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.

5

From 13 to 22 tropical nights a year

13→22 nights

In a typical building in Santa Úrsula, nights when the temperature stays at or above 20 °C would rise from 13 a year (1991-2020) to about 22 by 2050. For this reason, 6 % 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 6.374 homes in Santa Úrsula 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

  • Shade and trees in the playgrounds of the 7 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.
  • 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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