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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | City of London, ON | 50558 | Canada | London, ON | 2015 | Storms/Floods | Examples of topics under review include: •Thames River and flood impacts on infrastructure •Slope stability study •Emergency management preparations •Business continuity planning | (42.9837°, -81.2497°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |||
| 202 | City of London, ON | 50558 | Canada | London, ON | 2015 | Temperature Increase/Heatwaves | - the Health Unit is looking at the increased needs for heat alert related activiites | (42.9837°, -81.2497°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |||
| 203 | City of London, ON | 50558 | Canada | London, ON | 2015 | Temperature Increase/Heatwaves | - more freeze-thaw cycling in winter leads to increased pot holes on roadways | (42.9837°, -81.2497°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |||
| 204 | City of London, ON | 50558 | Canada | London, ON | 2015 | Temperature Increase/Heatwaves | - milder winters increases the risk of ice storms than can disrupt regional electricity transmission grids as well as local electricity distribution grids. | (42.9837°, -81.2497°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |||
| 205 | Ville de Monaco | 50792 | Monaco | Monaco | 2015 | Storms/Floods | Less serious | Medium-term | Not evaluated | (43.738418°, 7.424616°) | (43.738418°, 7.424616°) | |
| 206 | City of London, ON | 50558 | Canada | London, ON | 2015 | Temperature Increase/Heatwaves | - the Health Unit is looking in to increased risks associated with warmer winters such as West Nile Virus and Lyme Disease | (42.9837°, -81.2497°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |||
| 207 | City of London, ON | 50558 | Canada | London, ON | 2015 | Temperature Increase/Heatwaves | increased risk of invasive species damaging the urban forest, such as the recent Emerald Ash Borer insect infestation, and spread of buckthorn vegetation due to warmer winters | (42.9837°, -81.2497°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |||
| 208 | Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur | 50220 | France | Nice Côte d'Azur | 2015 | Drought | Diminution des précipitations moyennes cumulées par an sur toute la zone Grand Sud-Est, avec des contrastes saisonniers plus ou moins marqués (MEDCIE). | (43.710173°, 7.261953°) | (46.227638°, 2.213749°) | |||
| 209 | Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur | 50220 | France | Nice Côte d'Azur | 2015 | Drought | Une diminution importante de l’enneigement se fera vraisemblablement de plus en plus sentir en basses et moyennes altitudes, et plus particulièrement en début et fin de saison hivernale. | (43.710173°, 7.261953°) | (46.227638°, 2.213749°) | |||
| 210 | Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur | 50220 | France | Nice Côte d'Azur | 2015 | Sea Level Rise | Une élévation de 1 à 2 mm/an du niveau de la mer Méditerranée a été observée entre 1970 et 2004. | (43.710173°, 7.261953°) | (46.227638°, 2.213749°) | |||
| 211 | Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur | 50220 | France | Nice Côte d'Azur | 2015 | Temperature Increase/Heatwaves | Augmentation des températures moyennes sur toute la zone Grand Sud-est : jusqu’à 2,1°C supplémentaires en 2030, 3,1°C en 2050 et 5,4°C en 2080. | (43.710173°, 7.261953°) | (46.227638°, 2.213749°) | |||
| 212 | Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur | 50220 | France | Nice Côte d'Azur | 2015 | Temperature Increase/Heatwaves | Augmentation de la fréquence et de l’intensité des évènements extrêmes avec notamment une multiplication des périodes de canicule et une extension des zones d’inondation et de sécheresse (GIEC, 2012). | (43.710173°, 7.261953°) | (46.227638°, 2.213749°) | |||
| 213 | Ville de Monaco | 50792 | Monaco | Monaco | 2015 | Drought | Less serious | Medium-term | Water availability | (43.738418°, 7.424616°) | (43.738418°, 7.424616°) | |
| 214 | Ville de Monaco | 50792 | Monaco | Monaco | 2015 | Drought | Medium-term | Monaco experiences extremely rare snowfall events. | (43.738418°, 7.424616°) | (43.738418°, 7.424616°) | ||
| 215 | Ville de Monaco | 50792 | Monaco | Monaco | 2015 | Drought | Less serious | Medium-term | Water scarcity | (43.738418°, 7.424616°) | (43.738418°, 7.424616°) | |
| 216 | Ville de Monaco | 50792 | Monaco | Monaco | 2015 | Frequent/Intense Rainfall | Less serious | Medium-term | Not expected | (43.738418°, 7.424616°) | (43.738418°, 7.424616°) | |
| 217 | Ville de Monaco | 50792 | Monaco | Monaco | 2015 | Frequent/Intense Rainfall | Serious | Medium-term | Urban flood, increased likelihood of landslide, Sea water pollution | (43.738418°, 7.424616°) | (43.738418°, 7.424616°) | |
| 218 | Ville de Monaco | 50792 | Monaco | Monaco | 2015 | Frequent/Intense Rainfall | Less serious | Medium-term | Water scarcity | (43.738418°, 7.424616°) | (43.738418°, 7.424616°) | |
| 219 | Ville de Monaco | 50792 | Monaco | Monaco | 2015 | Other | Serious | Medium-term | Ecosystem alteration and modification, Algae blooming | (43.738418°, 7.424616°) | (43.738418°, 7.424616°) | |
| 220 | Ville de Monaco | 50792 | Monaco | Monaco | 2015 | Sea Level Rise | Serious | Long-term | Coastal submergence | (43.738418°, 7.424616°) | (43.738418°, 7.424616°) | |
| 221 | Ville de Monaco | 50792 | Monaco | Monaco | 2015 | Storms/Floods | Serious | Medium-term | Coastal flooding and degradation - Disruption in logistic services | (43.738418°, 7.424616°) | (43.738418°, 7.424616°) | |
| 222 | Ville de Monaco | 50792 | Monaco | Monaco | 2015 | Temperature Increase/Heatwaves | Serious | Medium-term | High increase in cooling needs, mosquito proliferation | (43.738418°, 7.424616°) | (43.738418°, 7.424616°) | |
| 223 | Ville de Monaco | 50792 | Monaco | Monaco | 2015 | Temperature Increase/Heatwaves | Serious | Medium-term | Cooling needs, | (43.738418°, 7.424616°) | (43.738418°, 7.424616°) | |
| 224 | Ville de Monaco | 50792 | Monaco | Monaco | 2015 | Temperature Increase/Heatwaves | Serious | Medium-term | Health | (43.738418°, 7.424616°) | (43.738418°, 7.424616°) | |
| 225 | Ville de Monaco | 50792 | Monaco | Monaco | 2015 | Temperature Increase/Heatwaves | Serious | Short-term | Quality of life | (43.738418°, 7.424616°) | (43.738418°, 7.424616°) | |
| 226 | City of Eugene | 54070 | USA | Eugene | 2015 | Frequent/Intense Rainfall | Less serious | Short-term | Intense rainfall events that may overwhelm stormwater system creating localized flooding and potential to overwhelm wastewater treatment facilities. | (44.0519°, -123.0867°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 227 | City of Eugene | 54070 | USA | Eugene | 2015 | Frequent/Intense Rainfall | Warmer winter temperatures (more precipitation falling across the whole watershed as rain instead of snow) and increased intensity of rainfall is projected to increase risk of riverine flooding. | (44.0519°, -123.0867°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |||
| 228 | City of Eugene | 54070 | USA | Eugene | 2015 | Other | Serious | Medium-term | Reduced snowpack leading to warmer river temperatures impacting salmon and endangered aquatic species | (44.0519°, -123.0867°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 229 | City of Eugene | 54070 | USA | Eugene | 2015 | Temperature Increase/Heatwaves | Serious | Short-term | Longer period of warm weather, higher high temperatures. Hazard to human health (particularly the young and the old), increased wildfire risk in the region and within the Wildland Urban Interface. | (44.0519°, -123.0867°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 230 | City of Eugene | 54070 | USA | Eugene | 2015 | Temperature Increase/Heatwaves | Extremely serious | Short-term | Reduced snowpack leading to increased wildfire risk for regional forests, reduced summer streamflow, reduced summer hydropower generation, negative impacts on fish species, reduced irrigation water availability. | (44.0519°, -123.0867°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 231 | Halifax Regional Municipality | 50543 | Canada | Halifax | 2015 | Frequent/Intense Rainfall | Serious | Current | The stormwater infrastructure is not able to keep up to the more frequent intense storms | (44.6478°, -63.5714°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |
| 232 | Halifax Regional Municipality | 50543 | Canada | Halifax | 2015 | Sea Level Rise | Extremely serious | Medium-term | Coupled with Sea Level Rise, Halifax Harbour's risk is exponential due to storm surge | (44.6478°, -63.5714°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |
| 233 | Halifax Regional Municipality | 50543 | Canada | Halifax | 2015 | Storms/Floods | Extremely serious | Short-term | Increased risk of high energy storms, tropical storms, hurricanes. | (44.6478°, -63.5714°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |
| 234 | Halifax Regional Municipality | 50543 | Canada | Halifax | 2015 | Storms/Floods | Serious | Short-term | Increased damage to infrastructure and the environment (especially trees) due to increased wind speeds. | (44.6478°, -63.5714°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |
| 235 | Halifax Regional Municipality | 50543 | Canada | Halifax | 2015 | Temperature Increase/Heatwaves | Serious | Short-term | Increased wildfire risk | (44.6478°, -63.5714°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |
| 236 | City of Edina | 5263 | USA | Edina | 2015 | Frequent/Intense Rainfall | Extremely serious | Short-term | (44.889687°, -93.349949°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 237 | City of Edina | 5263 | USA | Edina | 2015 | Storms/Floods | Serious | Medium-term | (44.889687°, -93.349949°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 238 | City of Edina | 5263 | USA | Edina | 2015 | Temperature Increase/Heatwaves | Serious | Medium-term | (44.889687°, -93.349949°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 239 | City of Edina | 5263 | USA | Edina | 2015 | Temperature Increase/Heatwaves | Serious | Long-term | (44.889687°, -93.349949°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 240 | City of Portland, OR | 14874 | USA | Portland, OR | C40 | 2015 | Frequent/Intense Rainfall | Serious | Medium-term | Winter months are expected to have more intense rainfalls. | (45.52°, -122.6819°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) |
| 241 | City of Portland, OR | 14874 | USA | Portland, OR | C40 | 2015 | Frequent/Intense Rainfall | Serious | Medium-term | Summers will be drier; winters will have more intense rain events and have more precipitation. | (45.52°, -122.6819°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) |
| 242 | City of Portland, OR | 14874 | USA | Portland, OR | C40 | 2015 | Other | Less serious | Medium-term | Warmer summer temperatures will increase surface water temperatures in urban lakes and streams. | (45.52°, -122.6819°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) |
| 243 | City of Portland, OR | 14874 | USA | Portland, OR | C40 | 2015 | Temperature Increase/Heatwaves | Less serious | Medium-term | Summer temperatures are expected to increase during the summer months. | (45.52°, -122.6819°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) |
| 244 | City of Portland, OR | 14874 | USA | Portland, OR | C40 | 2015 | Temperature Increase/Heatwaves | Serious | Medium-term | More frequent heat waves are expected to increase during the summer months. | (45.52°, -122.6819°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) |
| 245 | Greater London Authority | 3422 | United Kingdom | London | C40 | 2015 | Frequent/Intense Rainfall | Extremely serious | Short-term | London is already vulnerable to flooding from a number of sources, including heavy rainfall. Greater storm frequency and magnitude will increase the probability and impact of surface water flooding. This is likely to impact on the health of Londoners and visitors, damage property and infrastructure and create significant economic losses. | (51.504858°, -0.078689°) | (55.378051°, -3.435973°) |
| 246 | Greater London Authority | 3422 | United Kingdom | London | C40 | 2015 | Frequent/Intense Rainfall | Extremely serious | Medium-term | Changes to the seasonality of rainfall is likely to mean that London's water supply/demand balance will become increasingly precarious, requiring the imposition of more frequent and longer-lasting water restrictions. | (51.504858°, -0.078689°) | (55.378051°, -3.435973°) |
| 247 | Greater London Authority | 3422 | United Kingdom | London | C40 | 2015 | Sea Level Rise | Less serious | Long-term | London is well protected from tidal flooding by tidal flood defences including the Thames Barrier. It is very unlikely that these defences will be over-topped or breached, so the probability of tidal flooding is very low. | (51.504858°, -0.078689°) | (55.378051°, -3.435973°) |
| 248 | Greater London Authority | 3422 | United Kingdom | London | C40 | 2015 | Temperature Increase/Heatwaves | Extremely serious | Medium-term | Expected increase in mortality of heat-vulnerable individuals and mortality amongst the wider population. Increasing demand for mechanical cooling leading to increasing demand for energy, potentially affecting security of electricity supply. | (51.504858°, -0.078689°) | (55.378051°, -3.435973°) |
| 249 | Greater London Authority | 3422 | United Kingdom | London | C40 | 2015 | Temperature Increase/Heatwaves | Extremely serious | Medium-term | Expected increasing demand for mechanical cooling leading to increasing demand for energy and the potential for ‘cool poverty’. Physical impacts on heat-sensitive infrastructure. | (51.504858°, -0.078689°) | (55.378051°, -3.435973°) |
| 250 | Gemeente Nijmegen | 54478 | Netherlands | Gemeente Nijmegen | 2015 | Drought | Less serious | Medium-term | from once in 10 year to once in 5 year | (51.812563°, 5.837226°) | (52.132633°, 5.291266°) |
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