Florida is the nation's barometer of climate change. It's on the cutting edge of climate at latitude 24.5N-to-31N in-line with Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Mexico. Significantly, it aligns with the Tropic of Cancer at 23.5N, the hottest latitude on Earth. It's there that climate change dances its special rhythm, a precursor to what's in store for the States. It shows up there first. Climate Change Under