The world’s climate has changed. This is already something that is undeniable, especially considering the constant examples provided by Mother Nature. Just this week, we saw how we overcame the effects of a fourth and unbearable event. Heat wave in Dana It devastated many parts of Spain.
According to the statistics and data of the Cadastre and National Flood Zone Mapping System, there are approximately 26 million houses in Spain and 18 million of them are houses. However, more than 1 million of these 18 million live in areas prone to flooding. 4.3 percent of homes are at risk of flooding, inundation or attack from sea waves.
A map to find out if your home is in a flood zone
To find out whether your house and/or street is in an area at risk of river floods, sea waves or flash floods, the website elDiario.es has used this data from the Cadastre and the National Flood Zone Mapping System. Develop an interactive web map that providesIf you are in a flood zone, consult street by street and house by house.
Data includes: “Buildings located in flood zones with a payback period of 100 years”includes “All areas that may be subject to one or more floods, although not completely, during this period.”. You can access the map from this link:
- Map of flood zones in Spain
Website also created A list with a search engine to find out the number and percentage of houses built in risk areas In municipalities with buildings in flood-prone areas.
It is a web tool that is as useful as it is interesting to check out and understand that no matter what we do as a species, when Mother Earth gets angry, nothing can stop her. We can only get out of their way.
via | elDiario.es
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