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Calera y ChozasClimate risk in its neighbourhoods, streets and rivers, today and in 2050

We have scored the climate risk of the 2.914 buildings in Calera y Chozas using Cadastre data, satellite imagery and climate projections, and added it up by area, street and watercourse. The clearest change comes at night: from 12 to 54 tropical nights a year by 2050.

12→54tropical nights a year in a typical building, today and by 2050
100%of homes at high or very high heat risk by 2050
2.900homes in 2.914 buildings analysed one by one
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

Calera y Chozas compared with Spain

  • Tropical nights a year, 2050: 52 nights
    higher than 79 % of municipalities
  • Average summer maximum, 2050: 37,3 °C
    higher than 96 % of municipalities
  • Flood-prone area (100-year): 14,9%
    higher than 94 % of municipalities
  • Area burnt 2016-2026: 3,4%
    higher than 89 % of municipalities
  • Water stress 2050 (0-5): 4,9
    higher than 60 % 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 Calera y Chozas

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

1

From 12 to 54 tropical nights a year

12→54 nights

In a typical building in Calera y Chozas, nights when the temperature stays at or above 20 °C would rise from 12 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

327 homes at very high wildfire risk

330 buildings

These are 330 buildings right next to vegetation that can burn. Of these, one is a block of flats with 57 homes, where evacuation is harder.

  • Calle de Europa: 57

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, 1,8 °C hotter

1,8 °C

Around homes with less than 2 % tree cover, the surface in summer is 0,3 °C above the median for Calera y Chozas; with more than 40 % tree cover, 1,5 °C below. 28 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.

Six hazards

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

The 2.900 homes in Calera y Chozas 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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