As California burns: the psychology of wildfire- and wildfire smoke-related migration intentions.

ABSTRACT: Climate change impacts and rapid development in the wildland-urban interface are increasing population exposure and vulnerability to the harmful effects of wildfire and wildfire smoke. The direct and indirect effects of these hazards may impact future mobility decisions among populations at risk. To better understand how perceptions and personal experience inform wildfire- and smoke-associated migration intentions, we surveyed a representative sample of 1108 California residents following the 2020 wildfire season. We assessed the associations between threat appraisal, coping appraisal, personal experience, migration intentions, the impact of wildfire and smoke on migration intentions and place satisfaction, and the potential likelihood of future migration. Results indicate that roughly a t

SUBMITTER: Berlin Rubin N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9399564 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature