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2015 - Cities Risks And Timescales
| Row number | City Name | Account No | Country | City Short Name | C40 | Reporting Year | Effects of climate change | Magnitude | Anticipated timescale in years | Impact description | City Location | Country Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 901 | Municipality of Belo Horizonte | 35848 | Brazil | Belo Horizonte | 2015 | Storms/Floods | Extremely serious | Short-term | floods; inundation; loss of lives; loss of materials, equipments and products; loss of houses | (38.5198325°, -8.8695345°) | (-14.235004°, -51.92528°) | |
| 902 | Stadt Zürich | 35449 | Switzerland | Zurich | 2015 | Frequent/Intense Rainfall | Serious | Long-term | Due to the increase of the average temperature and the snow line, the stored masses of snow and ice will be reduced, causing an increased outflow in winter. Along with the change of rainfalls (drier summers), this can lead to a seasonal redistribution of outflows. Thus, the potential flood time is moving in the winter half-year. The frequency of large flood events will increase. The increasing trend of intensive rainfall could exacerbate the situation (also see increase of intense rainfalls). | (47.3686498°, 8.5391825°) | (46.818188°, 8.227512°) | |
| 903 | City of San Francisco | 31182 | USA | San Francisco | C40 | 2015 | Drought | Extremely serious | Current | Impacted Sectors: Community-wide, Business and Residential Water Utility, Wastewater Utility, Buildings, Transport, SF Recreation and Parks. | (37.7749295°, -122.4194155°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) |
| 904 | City of Las Vegas | 10495 | USA | Las Vegas | 2015 | Temperature Increase/Heatwaves | Serious | Medium-term | There is limited agricultural production in Southern Nevada. If climate change impacts many of the areas where the region gets its food (reduced water supply, higher temperatures), there could be risks in terms of food production and higher food and transport costs. | (36.1699412°, -115.1398296°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 905 | City of Paris | 31175 | France | Paris | C40 | 2015 | Temperature Increase/Heatwaves | Serious | Short-term | Climate projections for Paris indicate that warming will not be equal all year round: much warmer in the summer season, a little bit warmer in winter. That will give a higher range of temperature vairability throughout the year. | (48.856614°, 2.3522219°) | (46.227638°, 2.213749°) |
| 906 | City of Goiânia | 42123 | Brazil | Goiânia | 2015 | Temperature Increase/Heatwaves | Serious | Short-term | Average increase in temperature by 2020, in Goiânia, 1.7 º C may cause overload in refrigeration systems and decreasing the efficiency of electricity generation through hydropower | (-16.6868912°, -49.2647943°) | (-14.235004°, -51.92528°) | |
| 907 | City of Warsaw | 31185 | Poland | Warsaw | C40 | 2015 | Frequent/Intense Rainfall | Serious | Long-term | (52.2296756°, 21.0122287°) | (51.919438°, 19.145136°) | |
| 908 | City of Stockholm | 3429 | Sweden | Stockholm | C40 | 2015 | Temperature Increase/Heatwaves | Serious | Current | Hotter summers with more intense heat in areas where there are little or no green areas. | (59.3293235°, 18.0685808°) | (60.128161°, 18.643501°) |
| 909 | City of Columbus | 43910 | USA | Columbus | 2015 | Frequent/Intense Rainfall | Serious | Medium-term | According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, Ohio is projected to have more frequent heavy rainstorms. | (39.9611755°, -82.9987942°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 910 | Ayuntamiento de San Luis Potosí | 50369 | Mexico | San Luis Potosí | 2015 | Temperature Increase/Heatwaves | Serious | Current | Extreme temperatures can cause high-risk diseases that increase high levels of mortality, alteration in the vulnerability of the agricultural cultivation, increase of plagues, forest fires. Economically, they cause the diminution of the products efficiency, goods or services caused by the low employees’ performance. Diminution in the efficiency of generation. | (22.1564699°, -100.9855409°) | (23.634501°, -102.552784°) | |
| 911 | City of St Louis | 35393 | USA | St. Louis | 2015 | Storms/Floods | Serious | Short-term | (38.6270025°, -90.1994042°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 912 | Greater Manchester | 35898 | United Kingdom | Manchester | 2015 | Temperature Increase/Heatwaves | Serious | Long-term | Reduced productivity, impact of transport infrastructure, increased demand for city cooling. | (53.4575955°, -2.1578377°) | (55.378051°, -3.435973°) | |
| 913 | City of Los Angeles | 10894 | USA | Los Angeles | C40 | 2015 | Temperature Increase/Heatwaves | Serious | Short-term | (34.0522342°, -118.2436849°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 914 | City of Sydney | 31114 | Australia | Sydney | C40 | 2015 | Temperature Increase/Heatwaves | Extremely serious | Medium-term | Risks: heat stress, community health, energy system strain, power disruptions, workforce productivity, behaviour change, transport disruption. The CSIRO and Bureau of Meteorology's 2014 State of the Climate Report shows that Australia's climate has warmed by 0.9 degrees C since 1910, with most of the warming occurring since 1950. This warming has seen Australia experiencing more warm weather and extreme heat, and fewer cool extremes. Morbidity and mortality are projected to increase sharply as a result. | (-33.8674869°, 151.2069902°) | (-25.274398°, 133.775136°) |
| 915 | Wellington City Council | 43937 | New Zealand | Wellington | 2015 | Storms/Floods | Extremely serious | Short-term | - Threats to coastal communities, electricity supply, coastal road networks, state highway system, rail, airport and coastal infrastructure (e.g. sea walls) | (-41.2864603°, 174.776236°) | (-40.900557°, 174.885971°) | |
| 916 | City of Durban | 35863 | South Africa | Durban | C40 | 2015 | Frequent/Intense Rainfall | Serious | Medium-term | Main impact upon subsistence farmers and their practices, leading to potential reduction in food sovereignty | (-29.8586804°, 31.0218404°) | (-30.559482°, 22.937506°) |
| 917 | City of Baltimore | 35853 | USA | Baltimore | 2015 | Temperature Increase/Heatwaves | Serious | Current | Average temperatures have already increased by 1.8 degrees F. Maryland’s average annual temperatures will increase 3-8°F by the end of the century | (39.2903848°, -76.6121893°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 918 | Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg | 35868 | Germany | Hamburg | 2015 | Frequent/Intense Rainfall | Serious | Current | Already today, there have been more intense rainfalls and this development may continue as weather extremes become more frequent. | (53.5510846°, 9.9936818°) | (51.165691°, 10.451526°) | |
| 919 | Prefeitura de Sorocaba | 50383 | Brazil | Sorocaba | 2015 | Frequent/Intense Rainfall | Extremely serious | Current | impact on agriculture, health, services and infrastructure, availability of raw materials, biodiversity | (-23.4774899°, -47.4220615°) | (-14.235004°, -51.92528°) | |
| 920 | City of Gibraltar | 50650 | Gibraltar | Gibraltar | 2015 | Temperature Increase/Heatwaves | Serious | Medium-term | Heat waves are expected to become 10 times as likely with climate change in Europe; with its resultant impacts on health. | (36.1407734°, -5.3535994°) | (36.140751°, -5.353585°) | |
| 921 | Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg | 35868 | Germany | Hamburg | 2015 | Frequent/Intense Rainfall | Serious | Medium-term | For Europe, we expect warmer and dryer summers while winters are expected to get more rain fall, but this will not always be the case. Therefore, it will be increasingly difficult to plan water resources and water management. | (53.5510846°, 9.9936818°) | (51.165691°, 10.451526°) | |
| 922 | City of Berlin | 31153 | Germany | Berlin | C40 | 2015 | Temperature Increase/Heatwaves | Serious | Medium-term | In 2003, Brandenburg (which surrounds Berlin) had significant losses in winter grain (30-40%) due to a very hot summer; these losses were well above the national average. | (52.5200066°, 13.404954°) | (51.165691°, 10.451526°) |
| 923 | City of Seattle | 16581 | USA | Seattle | C40 | 2015 | Other | Serious | Short-term | Impacts to aquatic habitat and threats to salmon survival (ecosystems) Decrease in water quality (water, human health) | (47.6062095°, -122.3320708°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) |
| 924 | City of Copenhagen | 31009 | Denmark | Copenhagen | C40 | 2015 | Temperature Increase/Heatwaves | Serious | Medium-term | Higher temperatures and urban heat islands in Copenhagen Increasing groundwater level and salt intrusion to groundwater | (55.6760968°, 12.5683371°) | (56.26392°, 9.501785°) |
| 925 | Addis Ababa City Administration | 31146 | Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | C40 | 2015 | Temperature Increase/Heatwaves | Serious | Medium-term | human health, discomfort in work place, and affect biodiversity | (9.0342453°, 38.7636287°) | (9.145°, 40.489673°) |
| 926 | City of Detroit | 35862 | USA | Detroit | 2015 | Temperature Increase/Heatwaves | Serious | Current | Impacts to vulnerable populations | (42.331427°, -83.0457538°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 927 | City of Lisbon | 36159 | Portugal | Lisbon | 2015 | Drought | Less serious | Short-term | It is expected to face more frequent droughts in the next future in Southern Europe | (38.7222524°, -9.1393366°) | (39.399872°, -8.224454°) | |
| 928 | New York City | 3417 | USA | New York | C40 | 2015 | Temperature Increase/Heatwaves | Extremely serious | Long-term | According to the NPCC, by 2050 heatwaves could more than triple in frequency, lasting on average one and a half times longer than they do today. | (40.7127837°, -74.0059413°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) |
| 929 | City of Dallas | 35860 | USA | Dallas | 2015 | Drought | Serious | Current | According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, the North Central Texas Region, in which Dallas sits, ranges from moderate to severe drought. | (32.7801399°, -96.8004511°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 930 | City of Atlanta | 1093 | USA | Atlanta | 2015 | Frequent/Intense Rainfall | Serious | Short-term | Floods destroy houses in vulnerable areas, disrupt highways, and produce sewage spills in the Chattahoochee river by overloading the Atlanta storm sewer system. | (33.7489954°, -84.3879824°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 931 | City of Paris | 31175 | France | Paris | C40 | 2015 | Storms/Floods | Less serious | Current | Transport disruption (trains, roads), energy blackouts, buildings deteriorations, trees falling down... | (48.856614°, 2.3522219°) | (46.227638°, 2.213749°) |
| 932 | City of Las Vegas | 10495 | USA | Las Vegas | 2015 | Drought | Extremely serious | Current | Higher temperatures, combined with lower snowpacks and overall amount of available water, may lead to longer lasting, more intense drought periods. The intensity of drought over years or decades could have a long term impact both seasonal and long-term water supplies in the region. | (36.1699412°, -115.1398296°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 933 | District of Columbia | 31090 | USA | Washington DC | C40 | 2015 | Temperature Increase/Heatwaves | Less serious | Short-term | Summer maximum temperatures historically average 87oF during the day while minimum temperatures average 66oF at night. These values are projected to increase by 2.5-3oF by the 2020s, 5-7oF by the 2050s, and 6-10oF by the 2080s. | (38.9071923°, -77.0368707°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) |
| 934 | Comune di Torino | 35886 | Italy | Turin | 2015 | Temperature Increase/Heatwaves | Serious | Medium-term | Increased morbidity and mortality among vulnerable, exposed and poor people. Probable health care costs increase. | (45.1006374°, 7.6680046°) | (41.87194°, 12.56738°) | |
| 935 | Greater Manchester | 35898 | United Kingdom | Manchester | 2015 | Temperature Increase/Heatwaves | Less serious | Medium-term | Reduced productivity, impact on transport infrastructure, increased demand for city cooling, increase in heat related illness. | (53.4575955°, -2.1578377°) | (55.378051°, -3.435973°) | |
| 936 | Comune di Venezia | 36254 | Italy | Venice | C40 | 2015 | Sea Level Rise | Extremely serious | Current | The City of Venice is put in the middle of the Venice Lagoon and this fact makes Venice be particularly susceptible to sea level rise. During the last century flooding tides higher more than 110 cm (which means Piazza San Marco flooded) has increased 13 times. Since 1872 exceptional events (>140cm) have been 15 times, 6 times in the decade 2001- 2010. 140cm flooding tide means almost 60% of Venice flooded. The data provided by the Center for Forecasting High Tides of the City of Venice show a trend about high water phenomena: it has increased both, intensity and frequency. | (45.4332515°, 12.3210704°) | (41.87194°, 12.56738°) |
| 937 | City of Yokohama | 31113 | Japan | Yokohama | C40 | 2015 | Temperature Increase/Heatwaves | Serious | Current | Heat strokes and other damage to health, sediment disaster, flood, damage from inundation of lower levels in railway stations | (35.4437078°, 139.6380256°) | (36.204824°, 138.252924°) |
| 938 | Comune di Venezia | 36254 | Italy | Venice | C40 | 2015 | Temperature Increase/Heatwaves | Less serious | Medium-term | This type of phenomenon deserves a technical study to be carried out through a measurement campaign that is currently not available to the city . At first glance the question of heat waves is the least severe of the three shown here ( heat waves , sea level rise and heavy rainfall ) also because of the geography of the city and the discreet presence of green areas in almost all municipal area. In each case the projections IPCC tell us that an increase of summer temperatures in these areas is to be considered and accordingly the problem has to be considered . | (45.4332515°, 12.3210704°) | (41.87194°, 12.56738°) |
| 939 | Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg | 35868 | Germany | Hamburg | 2015 | Temperature Increase/Heatwaves | Serious | Medium-term | Due to climate change, some parts of the city will be affected by urban heat; even though there is usually wind from the west, there will be a strong urban heat effect because more houses are being built and the cooling effects of the winds may lessen. | (53.5510846°, 9.9936818°) | (51.165691°, 10.451526°) | |
| 940 | City of Toronto | 31117 | Canada | Toronto | C40 | 2015 | Frequent/Intense Rainfall | Serious | Current | Impacts on the following sectors: Water, Buildings, Human Health, Transport, Emergency Services, Legal Services, Planning Parks, Forestry and Recreation | (43.653226°, -79.3831843°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) |
| 941 | City of Cleveland | 35859 | USA | Cleveland | 2015 | Temperature Increase/Heatwaves | Extremely serious | Short-term | Annual average temperatures warmed by 2.4°F from 1956-2012, faster than national and global rates. During heat waves, high electricity demand combines with climate-related limitations on energy production capabilities, increasing the likelihood of electricity shortages and resulting in brownouts or even blackouts. Warming also decreases the number of days with snow on the ground, which may improve traffic safety. In winter, oil and gas demand for heating would also decline. | (41.49932°, -81.6943605°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 942 | City of Cleveland | 35859 | USA | Cleveland | 2015 | Frequent/Intense Rainfall | Serious | Current | Total annual precipitation increased steeply by 25.8% from 1956 through 2012 while summer precipitation remained relatively unchanged. This pattern is expected to lead to more frequent flooding, increasing infrastructure damage, and impacts on human health. | (41.49932°, -81.6943605°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 943 | Tokyo Metropolitan Government | 31111 | Japan | Tokyo | C40 | 2015 | Drought | Current | Reduced quality of river and reservoir water | (35.6896342°, 139.6921007°) | (36.204824°, 138.252924°) | |
| 944 | Gemeente Rotterdam | 31179 | Netherlands | Rotterdam | C40 | 2015 | Storms/Floods | Serious | Short-term | Failure risk of storm barrier | (51.9163716°, 4.4509382°) | (52.132633°, 5.291266°) |
| 945 | Comune di Torino | 35886 | Italy | Turin | 2015 | Temperature Increase/Heatwaves | Serious | Short-term | Increased morbidity and diseases. Increase economic health care costs. | (45.1006374°, 7.6680046°) | (41.87194°, 12.56738°) | |
| 946 | Comune di Bologna | 36274 | Italy | Bologna | 2015 | Temperature Increase/Heatwaves | Serious | Current | Higher temperatures and potential heat waves increase cooling loads via buildings and other hard infrastructure and decrease energy efficiencies. The at risk populations (i.e. Elderly/Children/Disabilities/Declining health) are the most vulnerable demographics to these impacts and are the first to exhibit signs facing mortality and decline in human health. as time progresses this will impact a larger and more diverse profile of residents. Actions: - Integrating the existing rehebilitation projects of the city water channels as green corridors . | (44.4856087°, 11.3547975°) | (41.87194°, 12.56738°) | |
| 947 | City of Stockholm | 3429 | Sweden | Stockholm | C40 | 2015 | Sea Level Rise | Extremely serious | Long-term | Risk of flooding, damage to infrastructure and buildings. Risk of salinization of drinking water (lake Mälaren) | (59.3293235°, 18.0685808°) | (60.128161°, 18.643501°) |
| 948 | Tokyo Metropolitan Government | 31111 | Japan | Tokyo | C40 | 2015 | Temperature Increase/Heatwaves | Current | - Increase of deaths caused by heatstroke or heat stress - Changes in geographical distribution of fauna and flora - Changes in distribution area of insects that can transmit infectious diseases - Increased energy consumption due to the rise of air conditioner usage -Decrease in inner circulation in reservoir due to rise in water resource temperature, and deterioration of quality of water in reservoir -Increase in demand for water | (35.6896342°, 139.6921007°) | (36.204824°, 138.252924°) | |
| 949 | City of Helsinki | 8242 | Finland | Helsinki | 2015 | Sea Level Rise | Serious | Long-term | Land use: Planning of new areas and infill building on existing urban areas on the coast or other high risk flood areas | (60.1733244°, 24.9410248°) | (61.92411°, 25.748151°) | |
| 950 | City of Vancouver | 20113 | Canada | Vancouver | C40 | 2015 | Sea Level Rise | Extremely serious | Long-term | Sea level rise will affect most sectors. Buildings will require more floodproofing measures and/or zoning different uses for flood prone areas in the future. Gravity-based stormwater systems will be affected in low-lying areas and may require new pumps or other solutions. Storm surge damage to docks, public amenities, streets etc. is likely. Bridge and infrastructure scour may increase. Increased rates of beach erosion, or loss of beaches, may occur. | (49.261226°, -123.1139268°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) |
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