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2016 - Cities Climate Hazards
| Row number | Organisation | Account No | Country | City Short Name | C40 | Reporting Year | Climate hazards | Magnitude of impact | Impact description | a) Asset or service | b) Asset or service | c) Asset or service | City Location | Country Location |
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| 951 | Kaohsiung City Government | 31112 | Taiwan | Kaohsiung | 2016 | Drought | Serious | The continuous non-raining days increases in Kaohsiung and the overall rainfall reduces in the past years. As such, the water inflow decreases during the flood season and weakens its water supply to dry seasons | Water | Food and agriculture | (22.629705°, 120.343804°) | (23.69781°, 120.960515°) | ||
| 952 | Kaohsiung City Government | 31112 | Taiwan | Kaohsiung | 2016 | Flash/surface flood | Serious | Torrential rain which exceeds the capacity of the drainage system or protection standard of levee will increase the risk of flooding | Transport | Emergency services | Residential | (22.629705°, 120.343804°) | (23.69781°, 120.960515°) | |
| 953 | Kaohsiung City Government | 31112 | Taiwan | Kaohsiung | 2016 | Coastal flood | Serious | Rising sea level is likely to cause drainage problems in low-lying coastal areas | Transport | Emergency services | Residential | (22.629705°, 120.343804°) | (23.69781°, 120.960515°) | |
| 954 | Kaohsiung City Government | 31112 | Taiwan | Kaohsiung | 2016 | Salt water intrusion | Serious | The increased chance of storm surge occurrences leads to increased probability and duration of flooding time | Transport | Emergency services | Residential | (22.629705°, 120.343804°) | (23.69781°, 120.960515°) | |
| 955 | Kaohsiung City Government | 31112 | Taiwan | Kaohsiung | 2016 | Landslide | Extremely serious | Slope land disasters are usually linked to strong rainfall. Thus the effects of climate change will add to the vulnerability of the nation's environment, escalate the occurrence of landslides and mudslides, and aggravate other derived rainfall triggered compound disasters | Transport | Emergency services | Residential | (22.629705°, 120.343804°) | (23.69781°, 120.960515°) | |
| 956 | Vilnius City Municipality | 36154 | Lithuania | Vilnius | 2016 | Extreme hot days | Serious | 1. Increased health risk; 2. Impact on constructions/buildings (due to over-warmed constructions cooling in the premises required); 3. Urban air pollution; 4. Impact on pavement because it is not adapted to increased heat; 5. Increase cooling loads (buildings). | Health and community | Residential | Energy | (54.687156°, 25.279651°) | (55.169438°, 23.881275°) | |
| 957 | Mokpo City | 48534 | South Korea | Mokpo | 2016 | Extreme hot days | Serious | Commerical | Energy | Health and community | (34.811835°, 126.392166°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | ||
| 958 | Mokpo City | 48534 | South Korea | Mokpo | 2016 | Heat wave | Less serious | Residential | Health and community | Energy | (34.811835°, 126.392166°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | ||
| 959 | Muan County | 55887 | South Korea | Muan | 2016 | Groundwater flood | Serious | Increase in flood damages including landslide, overflow from the river, and house flooding | Emergency services | (34.9905°, 126.4817°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |||
| 960 | Muan County | 55887 | South Korea | Muan | 2016 | Drought | Serious | Shortage of drinking water, farming damage, negative impact on ecosystem | Water | (34.9905°, 126.4817°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |||
| 961 | Muan County | 55887 | South Korea | Muan | 2016 | Heat wave | Less serious | Negative impact on public health, industries. and ecosystem | Health and community | (34.9905°, 126.4817°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |||
| 962 | Naju City | 48556 | South Korea | Naju | 2016 | Rain storm | Serious | Increase in flood damages including landslide, overflow from the river, and house flooding | Residential | Emergency services | Transport | (35.01606°, 126.710757°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |
| 963 | Naju City | 48556 | South Korea | Naju | 2016 | Drought | Serious | Shortage of drinking water, farming damage, negative impact on ecosystem | Food and agriculture | Health and community | Water | (35.01606°, 126.710757°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |
| 964 | Naju City | 48556 | South Korea | Naju | 2016 | Heat wave | Less serious | Negative impact on public health, industries. and ecosystem | Health and community | Commerical | Industry | (35.01606°, 126.710757°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |
| 965 | Napier City Council | 54267 | New Zealand | Napier | 2016 | Coastal flood | Serious | Residential | Transport | Commerical | (-41.304797°, 174.829824°) | (-40.900557°, 174.885971°) | ||
| 966 | New Taipei City Government | 56276 | Taiwan | New Taipei | 2016 | Drought | Less serious | The change for future precipitation still appears in increasing trend and hence is assessed as low level hazard. | Water | Other | Food and agriculture | (25.0111°, 121.4458°) | (23.69781°, 120.960515°) | |
| 967 | New Taipei City Government | 56276 | Taiwan | New Taipei | 2016 | River flood | Serious | The disaster potential for the overall river banks of New Taipei City is mostly medium level with sporadic areas with high level hazard. | Residential | Commerical | (25.0111°, 121.4458°) | (23.69781°, 120.960515°) | ||
| 968 | New Taipei City Government | 56276 | Taiwan | New Taipei | 2016 | Landslide | Serious | The environmental sensitive area of New Taipei City is analyzed as medium sensitive and hence assessed as medium hazard. | Residential | Emergency services | Commerical | (25.0111°, 121.4458°) | (23.69781°, 120.960515°) | |
| 969 | New Taipei City Government | 56276 | Taiwan | New Taipei | 2016 | Vector-borne disease | Serious | The number of dengue fever cases in New Taipei City continues to rise in the last 9 years and is assessed as medium level hazard. | Health and community | Emergency services | Commerical | (25.0111°, 121.4458°) | (23.69781°, 120.960515°) | |
| 970 | Nonsan City | 51103 | South Korea | Nonsan | 2016 | Drought | Serious | Increased livestock mortality - Increased risk of forest fires - Lack of food and water | Water | Health and community | Residential | (36.1871°, 127.0987°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |
| 971 | Pingtung County Government | 57347 | Taiwan | Pingtung | 2016 | Flash/surface flood | Extremely serious | The typhoon has brought more and more rainfall since 2009. Many places were flooded, the agriculture product was damaged and high river tides due to the instant downpours in Hengchun Peninsula. Extreme precipitation has cause the severe damage in Pingtung and the local residence’s lives and property safety are threatened. | Food and agriculture | Emergency services | Water | (22.551976°, 120.54876°) | (23.69781°, 120.960515°) | |
| 972 | Pingtung County Government | 57347 | Taiwan | Pingtung | 2016 | Coastal flood | Serious | Pumping the groundwater has been a way of life for Pingtung County residences, so the problem of ground subsidence becomes worse and worse. The place where lower than see level would be flooded when typhoon comes. So far, Pingtung County Government plans to build an artificial lake and wetland on the up and middle stream of Linbian River. To the littoral residences, how to use subsidence land is the root cause of facing flood. | Residential | Health and community | Food and agriculture | (22.551976°, 120.54876°) | (23.69781°, 120.960515°) | |
| 973 | Pyeongtaek City | 44200 | South Korea | Pyeongtaek | 2016 | Rain storm | Serious | Landslides, river flooding, flooding homes, etc. | Residential | Emergency services | Water | (36.992108°, 127.112945°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |
| 974 | Pyeongtaek City | 44200 | South Korea | Pyeongtaek | 2016 | Drought | Serious | Drinking water shortages and damage to agriculture, ecosystem effects | Water | Food and agriculture | Health and community | (36.992108°, 127.112945°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |
| 975 | City of Nagoya | 35902 | Japan | Nagoya | 2016 | Extreme hot days | Serious | 日最高気温35°以上の日(猛暑日)が増加傾向にある | Energy | Emergency services | (35.181446°, 136.906398°) | (36.204824°, 138.252924°) | ||
| 976 | Pyeongtaek City | 44200 | South Korea | Pyeongtaek | 2016 | Heat wave | Less serious | Citizen health, Industry, ecosystem-wide impacts | Health and community | Commerical | Emergency services | (36.992108°, 127.112945°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |
| 977 | Pyeongtaek City | 44200 | South Korea | Pyeongtaek | 2016 | Extreme hot days | Less serious | Citizen health, Industry, ecosystem-wide impacts | Health and community | Commerical | Emergency services | (36.992108°, 127.112945°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |
| 978 | Taipei City Government | 31446 | Taiwan | Taipei City | 2016 | Extreme hot days | Serious | Taipei had no significant temperature increase over the past half century during the day, but the average temperature during the night increase 2 degrees over the previous half century. | Residential | Commerical | Health and community | (25.037525°, 121.563782°) | (23.69781°, 120.960515°) | |
| 979 | Auckland Council | 43932 | New Zealand | Auckland | C40 | 2016 | Other: Land Instability | Serious | In Auckland, landslides and soil erosion occur in soft, weak soils that have been weathered over many thousands of years. There is potential danger to life in the case of sudden landslides due to damage or destruction of buildings and impacts on lifeline infrastructure. Also, it may lead to loss of land, particularly in coastal cliff environments, destabilization of neighbouring slopes and properties and environmental impacts of sedimentation in waterways. | Residential | Transport | Energy | (-36.815328°, 174.741788°) | (-40.900557°, 174.885971°) |
| 980 | Gokseong County | 48532 | South Korea | Gokseong | 2016 | Heat wave | Serious | Days of heat wave are expected to reach 140 in 2041-2070, more than double compared to the last 30 years. | Food and agriculture | Health and community | Commerical | (35.281955°, 127.291917°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |
| 981 | Samcheok City | 51259 | South Korea | Samcheok | 2016 | Extreme hot days | Serious | Water | Health and community | Food and agriculture | (37.4499°, 129.1652°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | ||
| 982 | Sejong Metropolitan Autonomous City | 50703 | South Korea | Sejong | 2016 | Heat wave | Less serious | Health and community | Energy | Food and agriculture | (36.501933°, 127.278604°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | ||
| 983 | Seocheon County | 51260 | South Korea | Seocheon | 2016 | Drought | Less serious | Damage to peasant and fisherman | Food and agriculture | (36.080331°, 126.691328°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |||
| 984 | Seocheon County | 51260 | South Korea | Seocheon | 2016 | Groundwater flood | Less serious | Damage to peasant and fisherman | Food and agriculture | (36.080331°, 126.691328°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |||
| 985 | Seogwipo City | 50710 | South Korea | Seogwipo | 2016 | Extreme hot days | Serious | More hot days are expected specially in summer | Water | (33.2541°, 126.5601°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |||
| 986 | Seogwipo City | 50710 | South Korea | Seogwipo | 2016 | Heat wave | Serious | ays of heat wave are expected to reach 140 in 2041-2070, more than double compared to the last 30 years. | Health and community | (33.2541°, 126.5601°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |||
| 987 | Sejong Metropolitan Autonomous City | 50703 | South Korea | Sejong | 2016 | Rain storm | Less serious | Residential | Health and community | Transport | (36.501933°, 127.278604°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | ||
| 988 | Sejong Metropolitan Autonomous City | 50703 | South Korea | Sejong | 2016 | Heat wave | Less serious | Health and community | Energy | Food and agriculture | (36.501933°, 127.278604°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | ||
| 989 | Sejong Metropolitan Autonomous City | 50703 | South Korea | Sejong | 2016 | Rain storm | Less serious | Residential | Health and community | Transport | (36.501933°, 127.278604°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | ||
| 990 | Shinan County | 48558 | South Korea | Shinan | 2016 | Tropical storm | Serious | (34.8679°, 126.991°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |||||
| 991 | Shinan County | 48558 | South Korea | Shinan | 2016 | Coastal flood | Serious | (34.8679°, 126.991°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |||||
| 992 | Shinan County | 48558 | South Korea | Shinan | 2016 | Flash/surface flood | Serious | (34.8679°, 126.991°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |||||
| 993 | Shinan County | 48558 | South Korea | Shinan | 2016 | Cyclone (Hurricane/Typhoon) | Extremely serious | (34.8679°, 126.991°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |||||
| 994 | Sunchang County | 55208 | South Korea | Sunchang | 2016 | Rain storm | Less serious | Food and agriculture | Health and community | Water | (35.374414°, 127.137597°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | ||
| 995 | Sunchang County | 55208 | South Korea | Sunchang | 2016 | Drought | Serious | Food and agriculture | Health and community | Water | (35.374414°, 127.137597°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | ||
| 996 | City of Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury | 54060 | Canada | Sudbury | 2016 | Other: Other animal and plant invasive species | Serious | Impact on local fishing industry (spiny water flea), concern for citizens (hogweed) | Food and agriculture | Health and community | (46.526783°, -80.964463°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | ||
| 997 | Taipei City Government | 31446 | Taiwan | Taipei City | 2016 | Extreme hot days | Serious | According to the data of 1897-1999 in Central Weather Bureau, the results indicate that the number of days which the daily maximum temperature greater than 28 degrees was increasing. | Food and agriculture | Commerical | Residential | (25.037525°, 121.563782°) | (23.69781°, 120.960515°) | |
| 998 | Taipei City Government | 31446 | Taiwan | Taipei City | 2016 | Cyclone (Hurricane/Typhoon) | Extremely serious | Typhoon Nari ( September 2001 ) , the maximum rainfall up to 148.5 mm / hr, resulted to large areas flooded in the Taipei city and the MRT system shut down. | Emergency services | Food and agriculture | Transport | (25.037525°, 121.563782°) | (23.69781°, 120.960515°) | |
| 999 | Taipei City Government | 31446 | Taiwan | Taipei City | 2016 | Rain storm | Serious | According to the Central Weather Bureau show that in recent years (1997 to 2007) and the front surface of the typhoon brought rainfall exceeds the design capacity of the multi- city sewer system. | Water | Food and agriculture | Transport | (25.037525°, 121.563782°) | (23.69781°, 120.960515°) | |
| 1000 | City of San José | 35883 | USA | San José | 2016 | Flash/surface flood | Serious | With Sea level rising and cities of San Jose being below the sea level, Alviso, there is a risk of losing a lot of properties as well as lives. | Residential | Emergency services | Water | (37.3382°, -121.8863°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) |
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In 2016, cities reported over 2,000 climate hazards that are impacting their cities. Globally, cities are reporting that health and community will be most impacted by climate change.
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