Megan Griffard (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) and colleagues from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill published an original research article, "Resiliency Fatigue for Rural Residents following Repeated Natural Hazard Exposure," in Ecology and Society. The piece examines how residents of Eastern North Carolina interpret expectations of resiliency, or building back stronger, after experiencing multiple catastrophic hurricanes in rapid succession. The authors introduce the new concept of resiliency fatigue, an alternative perspective of resilience that encapsulates the physical and emotional exhaustion, the relentless pursuit of normalcy, and the anxiety and fear of future hazards experienced by residents exposed to multiple climate disasters. In addition to introducing a new theoretical perspective, the authors argue for policies that abate natural hazard exposure.
