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Climate and climate-related hazards
- Number of hot summer days (Tmax over 35°C) per year (1987-2016 average)
- Number of combined summer days (Tmax over 30°C) and tropical nights (Tmax over 20°C) per year (1987-2016 average)
- Annual number of cooling degree days (1990-2015 average)
- Projected number of extreme heatwaves (2020-2052; RCP 8.5; number in 33 years)
- Projected number of extreme heatwaves (2068-2100; RCP 8.5; number in 33 years)
- Observed trends in maximum annual five-day consecutive precipitation in summer (1960-2015; mm/decade)
- Observed trends in maximum annual five-day consecutive precipitation in winter (1960-2015; mm/decade)
- Projected changes in heavy precipitation in winter (from 1971-2000 to 2071-2100; RCP 8.5; %)
- Projected change in relative sea level (RCP 4.5; 2081-2100 compared to 1986-2005; metres)
- Sea level rise (2081-2100)
- Change in the frequency of flooding events under projected sea level rise (RCP 4.5; change between 2010 and 2100; multiplication factor)
- Observed trends in frequency of meteorological droughts (1950-2012; events/decade)
- Projected trends in drought frequency (RCP 8.5; 2041-2071; months/30-year period)
- Projected trends in drought frequency (RCP 8.5; 2071-2100; months/30-year period)
- Average forest fire danger (1981 - 2010; seasonal severity rating)
- Projected forest fire danger (2071-2100; RCP 4.5; seasonal severity rating)
Exposure of cities to climate-related hazards
- Areas burnt by wildfires (2000-2017)
- Percentage of city area affected by wildfires (2000 - 2017)
- Percentage of city population affected by wildfires (2000 - 2017)
- Population affected by forest fires 2000-2018
- Total area burnt in core cities 2000-2018
- Urban Heat Island (UHI) intensity (90th percentile)
- Urban Heat Island (UHI) modelling
- Land use in urban floodplains
- Population in urban floodplains
- Percentage of UMZ potentially exposed to river flooding (1 in 100 years return period; 1961 - 1990)
- Percentage of UMZ potentially exposed to river flooding (1 in 100 years return period; 2071 - 2100)
- Percentage of Urban Morphological Zone (UMZ) potentially affected by coastal flooding, assuming a sea level rise of 1m
- Water exploitation index at the river basin scale (summer 2015)
- Climatic suitability values for tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) 2008-2009 (90th percentile)
- Modelling of climatic suitability for tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) 2008-2009
Physical characteristics of urban areas
- Urban Atlas 2012 (zoom in to view)
- Urban Morphological Zone (2012; zoom in to view)
- Percentage of green space in the urban morphological zone (2012)
- Percentage of impervious areas in core city (2015)
- Percentage of impervious area within Urban Morhological Zone (2015)
- Change in impervious surfaces 2012 - 2015
Socio-economic characteristics of cities
- City population (various years)
- Percentage of of people 75 years old or older in the population (2014)
- Percentage of lone-pensioner households (2014)
- Percentage of unemployed people in working age population (2014)
- Percentage of people born in another country in the population (2014)
- Percentage of working-age population with higher education (2014)
- Percentage of lone-parent households (2014)
- Price of domestic water (Euro per cubic meter; various years)
- Total annual use of water (m3 per capita)
- Total use of water as % of renewable fresh water resources
Adaptation activities of cities
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