Valencia · 73.031 inhabitants · 12.323 buildings analysed one by one

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

We have scored the climate risk of the 12.323 buildings in Sagunt using Cadastre data, satellite imagery and climate projections, and added it up by area, street and watercourse. The clearest change comes at night: from 58 to 91 tropical nights a year by 2050.

58→91tropical nights a year in a typical building, today and by 2050
18%of homes at high or very high heat risk by 2050
7.281homes in the official flood zone (500 years)
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

Sagunt compared with Spain

  • Tropical nights a year, 2050: 111 nights
    higher than 97 % of municipalities
  • Average summer maximum, 2050: 31,4 °C
    lower than 63 % of municipalities
  • Flood-prone area (100-year): 3,1%
    higher than 74 % of municipalities
  • Area burnt 2016-2026: 1,4%
    higher than 85 % of municipalities
  • Water stress 2050 (0-5): 4,1
    lower than 66 % 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 Sagunt

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

1

7.281 homes in a flood zone

7.281 homes

They are in the area that can flood once every 500 years according to the official maps (SNCZI); 713 of them are in the 100-year area. Next to Riu Palància, 714 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

2.043 homes at very high wildfire risk

2.639 buildings

These are 2.639 buildings right next to vegetation that can burn. Of these, 12 are blocks of flats with 460 homes, where evacuation is harder.

  • Carrer Vent d'Arbonés: 94
  • Carrer Falcó: 71
  • Carrer Joanot Martorell: 70
  • Carrer Vent de Penagall: 54

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, 4,1 °C hotter

4,1 °C

Around homes with less than 2 % tree cover, the surface in summer is 0,7 °C above the median for Sagunt; with more than 40 % tree cover, 3,4 °C below. 7.931 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.

4

3.360 homes less than 2 m above sea level

3.360 homes

That is 8 % of homes. The extreme sea level in a 100-year storm reaches 0,95 m today and 1,18 m by 2050.

Ground elevation at the building (IGN digital terrain model). Being low-lying does not mean it will flood: that depends on the beach, sea defences and drainage.

5

From 58 to 91 tropical nights a year

58→91 nights

In a typical building in Sagunt, nights when the temperature stays at or above 20 °C would rise from 58 a year (1991-2020) to about 91 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).

Six hazards

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

The 40.849 homes in Sagunt 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 4 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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