Santa Cruz de Tenerife · 2.938 inhabitants · 2.552 buildings analysed one by one

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

We have scored the climate risk of the 2.552 buildings in Vallehermoso using Cadastre data, satellite imagery and climate projections, and added it up by area, street and watercourse. The clearest change comes at night: from 78 to 117 tropical nights a year by 2050.

78→117tropical nights a year in a typical building, today and by 2050
42%of homes at high or very high wildfire risk by 2050
202homes less than 100 m from Barranco del Valle
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

Vallehermoso compared with Spain

  • Tropical nights a year, 2050: 64 nights
    higher than 87 % of municipalities
  • Average summer maximum, 2050: 25,0 °C
    lower than 94 % 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 Vallehermoso

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

1

Where there are fewer trees, 7,0 °C hotter

7,0 °C

Around homes with less than 2 % tree cover, the surface in summer is 3,3 °C above the median for Vallehermoso; with more than 40 % tree cover, 3,7 °C below. 382 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.

2

From 78 to 117 tropical nights a year

78→117 nights

In a typical building in Vallehermoso, nights when the temperature stays at or above 20 °C would rise from 78 a year (1991-2020) to about 117 by 2050. For this reason, 73 % of homes would be at a high or very high level.

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

3

864 homes at very high wildfire risk

1.046 buildings

These are 1.046 buildings right next to vegetation that can burn. Of these, one is a block of flats with 20 homes, where evacuation is harder.

  • Avenida de Guillermo Ascanio Moreno: 20

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

4

71 in every 100 buildings were built before 1980

71 %

They were built before the first thermal insulation standard (1979). With 117 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

Barranco del Valle: 45 homes less than 50 m away, with no official map

45 homes

Along Barranco del Valle (4,6 km within the municipality, dry most of the year) there is no official mapped flood zone, but there are 45 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.

Six hazards

How many homes are at high risk, today and in 2050

The 2.071 homes in Vallehermoso 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 3 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

  • 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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