ArticleClimate and development2024
Social vulnerability shapes the experiences of climate migrants displaced by hurricane Maria.
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- The Last Straw: Reasons for Leaving among Post Hurricane Maria Migrant Families.Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research · 2026Article
- Optimism, pessimism, and depressive symptoms: Stability and predictive effects among climate migrants in the United States.Journal of affective disorders · 2025Article
- The Crisis Migration Experience Scale: Developing and validating a tool for Venezuelan youth and adults residing in Colombia.Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy · 2025Article
- Mental health among Hispanic college students during the COVID-19 pandemic: Concurrent and predictive effects of negative and positive COVID-19 changes.Journal of American college health : J of ACH · 2025Article
- Thriving Amidst Adversity: Longitudinal Subjective Well-Being and Economic Mobility in the Puerto Rican Climate Diaspora.Applied developmental science · 2025Article
- Longitudinal determinants of thriving in Puerto Rican climate crisis migrants on the U.S. mainland: A structural equation model.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2025Article
- Stable isotope tempestology of tropical cyclones across the North Atlantic and Eastern Pacific Ocean basins.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2025Article
- Something lost, something gained: The trade-offs of Puerto Rican Hurricane Maria migrants.The American journal of orthopsychiatry · 2025Article
- Experiences of cultural stress among U.S. citizen migrants: A mixed method approach.Journal of counseling psychology · 2024Article
- The impact of cultural stress on family functioning among Puerto Rican displaced families and the effect on mental health.Family process · 2024Article
- Validating the Negative Context of Reception Scale for Mainland Puerto Ricans.The Counseling psychologist · 2024Article
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Abstract
Climate change-related shocks and stresses are prompting the movement of hundreds of thousands. The purpose of this study is to understand the experiences of climate change migrants, people displaced from these crises from the initial impacts of the hazard to their recent arrivals in a new location. To do so we draw on focus group discussions with Puerto Ricans in South and Central Florida displaced by 2017 hurricane Maria. We document the factors leading up to the hurricane that shaped their preparedness, their relocation decisions, and their post-relocation experiences in the initial seven months following the hurricane. We find that for these Puerto Ricans, underlying neglect, discrimination, and other social processes transformed Maria from a hazard to a disaster with devastating economic, social, and physical and mental health effects, while also creating challenges in early recovery. However, migrants were also able to draw on their faith, community and educational institutions, and new neighbours as sources of strength and coping. We argue that since these factors are socially produced, a vulnerability perspective is critical to understanding the experiences of climate migrants. We draw on this perspective to conclude with research and policy implications.
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