Environment &
Vulnerable People

Our socially vulnerable population experiences low resilience to extreme variations in weather and are disproportionately impacted from weather events. Costs of energy, air quality, and lack of adequate housing and health care and compound the negative impacts of environmental issues and weather-caused job disruptions.

The Data
Environment &
Vulnerable People

Vineyard Ministries
in

Action

Ministries within the Vineyard movement that are tackling this issue.

Buffalo, NY

5 Loaves Farm

Producing spiritual, educational, & economic resources for our neighbors.

Outside
Organizations

Other organizations outside of the Vineyard movement that we have recognized are making a difference within this issue.

Convoy of Hope

Evangelical Environmental Network

By the Numbers (in the US)

Fatalities in 2021

Fire*

4,316

Heat Related

1,600

Flood

145

Hurricane

68

Weather related damages 2017 - 2021 due to extreme atmospheric weather events

Total property damage
$121.4 billion

Uninsured property damage

$29.4 billion

Pollution

Black Carbon & NO2 pollutants in large urban areas are shown to lead to premature death, cardiovascular disease, and negative respiratory outcomes.

Wildfires

U.S. homes at high or extreme risk from wildfires

4.5 million

Wildfires in 2022

66,255 / 7.5 million acres

Wildfire rate of increase from 2019 to 2021

17%

States having the most overall heat vulnerable counties

Texas
New Mexico
California
Louisiana
Texas

States having the most heat vulnerable counties by theme

Socioeconomic Status

Texas, Mississippi, South Dakota

Household Composition & Disability

Texas, Illinois, Idaho, Missouri, Arkansas

Minority Status

Texas, California, Florida

Housing & Transportation

Mississippi, Oregon, Texas, Nevada, South Dakota, South Carolina, Florida

Sources & Citations

Individuals experiencing this issue are often also affected by these other related issues.