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2014 - Citywide Risks and Timescales
| Row number | City Name | Account No | Country | City Short Name | C40 | Reporting Year | Effects of Climate Change | Risk Level | Risk Timescale | Impact Description | City Location | Country Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | Tokyo Metropolitan Government | 31111 | Japan | Tokyo | C40 | 2014 | More frequent rainfall | Extremely serious | Current | -Increase in frequency of flood due to increase in number of heavy rain days in summer season, and increase in frequency of turbid water. -Increase in chemical consumption in the water supply service. | (35.6896342°, 139.6921007°) | (36.204824°, 138.252924°) |
| 502 | Heroic Puebla of Zaragoza | 35875 | Mexico | Puebla de Zaragoza | 2014 | Reduced average annual rainfall | Extremely serious | Increased demand for water by the increase in temperature, coupled with the decrease in recharge of mantles aquifers by effects of landslides in the area of La Malinche. | (41.6488226°, -0.8890853°) | (23.634501°, -102.552784°) | ||
| 503 | City of Buenos Aires | 31155 | Argentina | Buenos Aires | C40 | 2014 | Increased average annual rainfall | Less serious | Current | Regarding the evolution of the annual accumulated precipitation for the reference stations for the period 1960-2011, significant trends show an increase in the annual precipitation accumulated of about 5 mm per year, which represents an increase in annual precipitation of 20% in the 62 years analyzed | (-34.6037232°, -58.3815931°) | (-38.416097°, -63.616672°) |
| 504 | Hwacheon County | 51101 | South Korea | Hwacheon-gun | 2014 | More frequent heat waves | Less serious | Medium-term | Expecting temperature rise at the similar level to the national average | (38.1056484°, 127.7080492°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |
| 505 | Jangseong county | 48533 | South Korea | Jangseong | 2014 | Warmer water temperatures | Serious | Current | (35.3018333°, 126.7848541°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | ||
| 506 | City of Sydney | 31114 | Australia | Sydney | C40 | 2014 | Hotter summers | Serious | Current | Impact Buildings, Water, Waste, Transport, Energy, Human Health. Through the City's Climate Change Adaptation Plan, a review of all existing climate modelling will assist in determining the exposure for the region. Key sets of data reviewed include those held by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), NSW Office of Environment and Heritage and the Australian Government Department of Environment. | (-33.8674869°, 151.2069902°) | (-25.274398°, 133.775136°) |
| 507 | Suwon city | 44185 | South Korea | Suwon | 2014 | Warmer water temperatures | Less serious | Short-term | Health vulnerability | (37.2635727°, 127.0286009°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |
| 508 | Seocheon County | 51260 | South Korea | Seocheon-gun | 2014 | More frequent rainfall | Less serious | Medium-term | (36.0803312°, 126.6913277°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | ||
| 509 | Gokseong county | 48532 | South Korea | Gokseong | 2014 | More hot days | Serious | Current | Energy consumption is increasing due to the use of electricity product increases. | (35.2819553°, 127.2919175°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |
| 510 | City of Pittsburgh | 35877 | USA | Pittsburgh | 2014 | Other: Landslides and erosion | Serious | Current | Infrastructure degradation | (40.4406248°, -79.9958864°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 511 | Municipalidad de Provincial de Arequipa | 50368 | Peru | Arequipa | 2014 | More intense heat waves | Serious | Long-term | Heat island in the city center | (-16.4090474°, -71.537451°) | (-9.189967°, -75.015152°) | |
| 512 | Comune di Ferrara | 36286 | Italy | Ferrara | 2014 | Other: Floods | Extremely serious | Short-term | (44.8357395°, 11.6189949°) | (41.87194°, 12.56738°) | ||
| 513 | City of St Louis | 35393 | USA | St. Louis | 2014 | More intense droughts | Less serious | Short-term | (38.6270025°, -90.1994042°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 514 | City of Seattle | 16581 | USA | Seattle | C40 | 2014 | More intense heat waves | Less serious | Short-term | Increase in road buckling from heat stress and stress on bridges from heat expansion (transport, roads) Increase in demand on electricity load (energy) Increase in stress to urban forest (ecosystems) Increase in spread of invasive species and disease vectors (ecosystems, human health) Increase in demand for cooling centers (human health). Increase in morbidity and mortality from extreme heat among at-risk populations (human health) Decrease in air quality (human health) | (47.6062095°, -122.3320708°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) |
| 515 | Comune di Venezia | 36254 | Italy | Venice | C40 | 2014 | Hotter summers | Serious | Current | vulnerability assessment due to this hazard will be made while drafting the Climate Plan (including mitigation and adaptation to the climate change). This is scheduled for years 2014/15. | (45.4332515°, 12.3210704°) | (41.87194°, 12.56738°) |
| 516 | Prefeitura de Vitória | 50392 | Brazil | Vitória | 2014 | More frequent droughts | Serious | Short-term | Risk to houses due to fire and biodiversity loss; | (-20.2976178°, -40.2957768°) | (-14.235004°, -51.92528°) | |
| 517 | Municipality of Curitiba | 31156 | Brazil | Curitiba | C40 | 2014 | More frequent rainfall | Serious | Short-term | Increase on floodings | (8.309021°, -62.7288829°) | (-14.235004°, -51.92528°) |
| 518 | Geoje city | 48487 | South Korea | Geoje | 2014 | More hot days | Serious | Current | Along with continuous rising temperature, the use of air condition is also increasing at houses, businesses and industry areas which relates to energy consumption. This is also the cause of heat island phenomenon and continuous rising temperature. | (34.8806427°, 128.6210824°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |
| 519 | City of Lagos | 31167 | Nigeria | Lagos | C40 | 2014 | Increased average annual rainfall | Serious | Current | This have damaging effect on agricultural production and the state of infrastructures | (6.5243793°, 3.3792057°) | (9.081999°, 8.675277°) |
| 520 | Dhaka North City Corporation | 50781 | Bangladesh | Dhaka North | C40 | 2014 | Change in seasonality of rainfall | Less serious | Current | Agriculture and crop production is affected, farmers depend on ground water for irrigation, cost of agriculture increases. | (23.8687256°, 90.4047802°) | (23.684994°, 90.356331°) |
| 521 | City of Nairobi | 35913 | Kenya | Nairobi | C40 | 2014 | Reduced average annual rainfall | Less serious | Generally , rainfall amounts across the two seasons is on the decline | (-1.2920659°, 36.8219462°) | (-0.023559°, 37.906193°) | |
| 522 | Dhaka North City Corporation | 50781 | Bangladesh | Dhaka North | C40 | 2014 | More hot days | Serious | Current | Agriculture badly affected due to shortage of water, lack of rainfall & heat causes ground water depletion. energy consumption is higher, people suffer by epidemic diseases, dependency on ground water use in agriculture, water crisis | (23.8687256°, 90.4047802°) | (23.684994°, 90.356331°) |
| 523 | City of Turku | 50154 | Finland | Turku | 2014 | Increased frequency of large storms | Serious | Current | Power distribution faults, property damage, forest damage, traffic problems, flooding due to short term sea level variations caused by wind | (60.4518126°, 22.2666303°) | (61.92411°, 25.748151°) | |
| 524 | Comune di Torino | 35886 | Italy | Turin | 2014 | More intense droughts | Serious | Long-term | Fresh water lower availability for domestic/industrial uses. Water shortage. | (45.1006374°, 7.6680046°) | (41.87194°, 12.56738°) | |
| 525 | City of Yokohama | 31113 | Japan | Yokohama | C40 | 2014 | More intense rainfall | Serious | Current | Heat strokes and other damage to health, and damage from inundation of lower levels in railway stations etc. | (35.4437078°, 139.6380256°) | (36.204824°, 138.252924°) |
| 526 | Prefeitura Municipal de Macapá | 52164 | Brazil | Macapá | 2014 | More hot days | Serious | Medium-term | Notable impacts since we are geographically located in the equatorial region of the globe , where we have only two seasons. Hence more hot days than normal would cause incalculable impact on the region. | (0.0355735°, -51.070535°) | (-14.235004°, -51.92528°) | |
| 527 | Municipality of Belém | 36041 | Brazil | Belém | 2014 | More intense rainfall | Serious | Current | The high air´s humidity by evaporation and evapotranspiration, which favor the formation of cumulonimbus, altostratus and Nimbostratus, which are responsible for determining the intensity of the rain | (-1.4557549°, -48.4901799°) | (-14.235004°, -51.92528°) | |
| 528 | District of Columbia | 31090 | USA | Washington DC | C40 | 2014 | Hotter summers | Serious | Current | An unrivalled flurry of summer heat records have been set since 2010: * The hottest two summers on record (2010 hottest and 2011 second hottest)* Two of the top four hottest Junes on record (2010-warmest and 2011-tied for 3rd warmest with 1943) * Hottest June day and tie for second hottest June day (6/29/2012 at 104, and 2010 at 102 tied with June 9, 1874) * Hottest two Julys (2011 and 2010) * Hottest month (July 2011) * Most 90+ degree days in a month (July 2011, 25 days) * Earliest 100-degree reading in a day (July 6 2010, before noon) * Longest uninterrupted stretch of temperatures above 100 (July 6, 2010, 7 hours) * Longest uninterrupted stretch of temperatures above 80 (July 21 to 24, 2011 - over four days) * Most and second most nights above 80 degrees (7 in 2011 and 4 in 2010) * Warmest low temperature (84 on July 23 and 24, 2011 tied with July 16, 1983) * Hottest days so early (102 on June 9, 2011, tied with June 9, 1874) and late (99 on September 24, 2010) in the season. With such summer heat records, we anticipate 1) human health impact of an increase in morbidity and mortality within at-risk populations from extreme heat. 2) Decrease in energy system reliability in extreme weather events due to increased peak energy demand in extreme temperature events. 3) increased cooling loads (buildings) | (38.9071923°, -77.0368707°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) |
| 529 | Ciudad de Mendoza | 50357 | Argentina | Mendoza | 2014 | Other: Decreased fluctuaction in day/night temperatures | Extremely serious | Current | The vine cultivation and the grapes’ quality for the elaboration of fine wines of exportation, variety Malbec depends on an important fluctuation of temperatures during the day and night. Heat waves alter this desert climate characteristic, generating long periods in which the temperature is maintained in low levels, This alteration, would influence the wine quality, that can have less structure, less smell and color affecting its value as an exportation product. | (-32.890183°, -68.8440498°) | (-38.416097°, -63.616672°) | |
| 530 | Prefeitura Municipal de Caieiras | 50794 | Brazil | Caieiras | 2014 | More intense rainfall | Serious | Medium-term | The city has suffered since some years ago with flooding nearby, due to increased rainfall causing an increase of Juquery river level, leading flood and inundations to the valleys of the municipality. | (-23.3612198°, -46.7401869°) | (-14.235004°, -51.92528°) | |
| 531 | Stadt Zürich | 35449 | Switzerland | Zurich | 2014 | More frequent heat waves | Serious | Long-term | Heat waves are referred to longer periods of time, when the air temperature is above 30°C and no rain fall is taking place. In the future heat waves will increase in frequenzy, intensity and lengh especially in summer time. At the end of this century, every summer will be at least as warm as the "extreme summer 2003". Even in winter time heat waves are prognosed. | (47.3686498°, 8.5391825°) | (46.818188°, 8.227512°) | |
| 532 | City of San Francisco | 31182 | USA | San Francisco | C40 | 2014 | Reduced average annual snowfall | Serious | Current | Impacted Sectors: Water Utility, SF Recreation and Parks | (37.7749295°, -122.4194155°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) |
| 533 | Alcaldía Metropolitana de Caracas | 31159 | Venezuela | Caracas | C40 | 2014 | More hot days | Serious | Medium-term | Increase in the rate of growth of energy demand by increased air conditioning use, higher likelihood of forest fires, increased heat stress in the elderly and people suffering from high blood pressure, stroke cases, increased incidence of dengue fever. | (10.4696404°, -66.8037185°) | (6.42375°, -66.58973°) |
| 534 | City of Seattle | 16581 | USA | Seattle | C40 | 2014 | Increased frequency of large storms | Serious | Current | Tree damage and increase in maintenance costs (ecosystems, Infrastructure) Increased property damage and from flooding, roadway damage, beach erosion, and bluff landslides (buildings, roads, transport, Port). Increased damage to energy delivery infrastructure related to river flooding, erosion, and landslides. | (47.6062095°, -122.3320708°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) |
| 535 | City of Lisbon | 36159 | Portugal | Lisbon | 2014 | More hot days | Less serious | Current | With urbanization, hot days become more frequent, but temperatures shows visible gaps between building areas and the parks of almost 10ºC, which shows a very local phenomenon. However, it is possible to raise in the next future as a result of climate change | (38.7222524°, -9.1393366°) | (39.399872°, -8.224454°) | |
| 536 | City of Pittsburgh | 35877 | USA | Pittsburgh | 2014 | Increased risk of storm surges | Extremely serious | Short-term | Hazardous conditions, degradation of infrastructure, flooding, erosion and landslides | (40.4406248°, -79.9958864°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 537 | Prefeitura de Cuiabá | 50386 | Brazil | Cuiabá | 2014 | More hot days | Extremely serious | Short-term | (-15.6014109°, -56.0978917°) | (-14.235004°, -51.92528°) | ||
| 538 | District of Columbia | 31090 | USA | Washington DC | C40 | 2014 | More hot days | Extremely serious | Current | The District has already suffered through record breaking heat, in terms of annual averages and also individual daytime heat records. The impacts form the intense heat include human health problems, transportation disruption from buckled pavement and kinked rail lines, power supply complications from increased demand. The District has broken previous summer heat records since 2010. The year 2012 finished 1.3 degrees F warmer (61.5 degrees F) than 1991, the previous warmest year on our weather record history that date back to 1871. Eleven of 12 months in 2012 finished warmer than normal with a huge disparity in frequency between warm and cool days. March 2012 broke the record of the warmest March ever experienced in the District since 1871 (average temperature of 56.8 degrees F – 5.1 degrees warmer than the last top warm March). Our weather records in previous years suggest a growing trend of increasingly hot days: 40% of the top 10 warmest years on record have occurred since 2002 and 2010, 2011, and 2012 make up three of the top 6 warmest years in the District. The year 2013 saw lots of temperature pattern volatility with the 12 month average temperature being recorded at 58.8F - 0.6 degree F warmer than the 30-year running normal pattern. With more hot days, we anticipate 1) human health impact of an increase in morbidity and mortality within at-risk populations from extreme heat. 2) Decrease in energy system reliability in extreme weather events due to increased peak energy demand in extreme temperature events. 3) Increased cooling loads (buildings) | (38.9071923°, -77.0368707°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) |
| 539 | Seixal | 50667 | Portugal | Seixal | 2014 | Sea level rise | Serious | Medium-term | High susceptibility of flood the Ponta dos Corvos sandbank and in certain areas of the waterfront of Amora and Seixal | (-23.4266216°, -46.5828767°) | (39.399872°, -8.224454°) | |
| 540 | City of Dallas | 35860 | USA | Dallas | 2014 | Reduced average annual rainfall | Serious | Current | According to N.O.A.A., the statewide average (water equivalent) precipitation for the period of January 1 to February 28 was only 1.06 inches, more than 2 inches below normal. This was the 5th driest start to the year on record (based on data since 1895). | (32.7801399°, -96.8004511°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 541 | City of Lisbon | 36159 | Portugal | Lisbon | 2014 | Change in seasonality of rainfall | Less serious | Current | Portugal and Lisbon Region have faced in the last decades some visible change on seasonality of rainfall. Dry winters have become more frequent in the last years. | (38.7222524°, -9.1393366°) | (39.399872°, -8.224454°) | |
| 542 | Comune di Ferrara | 36286 | Italy | Ferrara | 2014 | More intense rainfall | Serious | Current | (44.8357395°, 11.6189949°) | (41.87194°, 12.56738°) | ||
| 543 | Municipality of Belo Horizonte | 35848 | Brazil | Belo Horizonte | 2014 | More hot days | Serious | Short-term | more energy and water consuption, more need of cooling rooms | (38.5198325°, -8.8695345°) | (-14.235004°, -51.92528°) | |
| 544 | District of Columbia | 31090 | USA | Washington DC | C40 | 2014 | Sea level rise | Serious | Current | Washington is located at the confluence of two tidal rivers, and thus ambient sea level rise is an important current and ongoing threat. We are also located in the eastern seaboard of the United States, a region that is experiencing significant land subsidence. Impacts include an increase in flooding resulting in economic losses and damages to building infrastructure in low lying areas and increased likelihood of transportation service disruptions on freight and mobility infrastructure. | (38.9071923°, -77.0368707°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) |
| 545 | City of Paris | 31175 | France | Paris | C40 | 2014 | More hot days | Serious | Short-term | Possibly a higher use of air conditionning, particularly in office buildings. Impacts on biodiversity; impacts on the use of the public spaces and outdoor activities. | (48.856614°, 2.3522219°) | (46.227638°, 2.213749°) |
| 546 | City of Goiânia | 42123 | Brazil | Goiânia | 2014 | Reduced average annual rainfall | Serious | Short-term | Average reduction in annual rainfall by 2020, in Goiânia, 8.7% may cause decreased availability of water for power generation and public supply | (-16.6868912°, -49.2647943°) | (-14.235004°, -51.92528°) | |
| 547 | Addis Ababa City Administration | 31146 | Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | C40 | 2014 | Change in seasonality of rainfall | Extremely serious | Long-term | impact on water , and energy supply, human health, in agriculture activities, effect on biodiversity, .... | (9.0342453°, 38.7636287°) | (9.145°, 40.489673°) |
| 548 | City of Amsterdam | 31148 | Netherlands | Amsterdam | C40 | 2014 | More intense rainfall | Serious | Medium-term | (52.3702157°, 4.8951679°) | (52.132633°, 5.291266°) | |
| 549 | Jakarta City Government | 31166 | Indonesia | Jakarta | C40 | 2014 | More frequent rainfall | Serious | Current | The frequency of rain in Jakarta is quite high resulting in increasingly widespread flooding | (-6.2087634°, 106.845599°) | (-0.789275°, 113.921327°) |
| 550 | New York City | 3417 | USA | New York | C40 | 2014 | More frequent heat waves | Serious | Current | The city could be up to 5 degrees hotter by 2050 than it is now. According to the analysis from Columbia's Earth Institute, the city may experience a four-fold increase of 90-degree-plus days by the end of the century. This will potentially affect public health and demands on infrastructure including electricity water supply. | (40.7127837°, -74.0059413°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) |
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