Tea Roots coined the phrase "Cultural Mobility" to distinguish a broadened perspective of displacement: one that acknowledges that when people are displaced due to Climate Change, it may apply to an entire people, forever.  Therefore, the perspective of “mobility” applies not only to the "human" but to an entire culture and many times, the movement of an entire civilization.

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The socio-cultural impact from the movement of 15% of the world's population, has yet to be fathomed. Yet, we begin by the empowerment of visual and literary artists to express a local and diverse voice for our future, informing impending strategies of transition and accommodation.

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The Issue at Hand 
In the coming years, Climate Migration will be at the forefront of cultural change in a manner that has yet to be addressed, reshaping our communities and cultures.  For example, due to climate influences alone, one (1) in twelve (12) Americans, in the southern half of the USA, are expected to move to California or the West. 

California has been particularly hard hit by fires, which disrupted thousands of families.  In the future, it's anticipated that at least 28 million Americans are expected to eventually face megafires (the size of Manhattan).  With these impending expectations of Climate Change, the United Nations anticipates that hundreds of millions of the world's population will migrate, in our lifetime.