I wish climate change were scary enough to keep the state from doubling in population every 10-20 years, but alas.
They have been for awhile[0]
[0]: https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=B8...
It is interesting to note these statements from the above publication:
"History indicates that citrus plants have been grown for many years in gardens near the Gulf of Mexico and even as far north as Charleston, South Carolina. Small satsuma plantings were developed in the Gulf states as early as the 1890s but were destroyed by the freezes of 1894-95 and 1899. Plantings resumed until the freeze of 1916-17 struck, killing thousands of acres. By the early 1940s the hardy satsuma had again made a comeback, with some 12,000 acres growing in the Gulf states of Louisiana, Alabama and northern Florida. But freezes in the two decades following World War II mostly eliminated these plantings. Currently the main commercial areas are on the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Florida."
Which seems to indicate that the climate was warmer than present in certain portions of the last few centuries. Charleston regularly experiences overnight freezes throughout Dec, Jan, and Feb (crucial months for orange production) in the modern era.
I grew up in Ohio and go back several times a year. There has been no major change in incidents. Winter is a bit warmer now, and there is more rain/freezing rain than there used to be (from days in the winter when it is too warm for snow). It is becoming less likely that Lake Erie will freeze over, which means more lake effect snow later in the season.
But overall, it's not a state getting hit with massive droughts or natural disasters. Many states are like this.
They are still building massive apartment buildings on the waterline, expensive luxury houses on sandbars that are projected to be under water in 50 years, etc.
They are helping global warming put them under water by building heavy buildings on the sand by the beach so that the buildings compress the sand down while the ocean goes up.
Most of Florida is already near ocean water level, which means they are in real danger of having the seawater wash over most of their land and completely destroy all of their sources of drinkable water. To prevent that they should be investing in dykes and barriers, etc., but of course they are not, because they do not believe in climate change.
Also, talking to Floridians, I gather that they have this naive childlike belief that whatever happens, the federal government will bail them out. It is a little ironic because most of them are staunch conservatives that do not believe the federal government should be doing much, and that people should not rely on government in general, but they still believe that the federal government will fix whatever climate emergency comes along.
There is some historical reasoning behind that. The federal government did do a lot to make Florida livable. But the current climate emergency is such a major problem, it is not clear the federal government will have the will to spend the enormous amounts of money necessary, nor whether they will be able to solve the problem even if they could spend the money.