12,000 years ago, Florida hurricanes heated up despite chilly seas. Category 5 hurricanes may have slammed Florida repeatedly during the chilly Younger Dryas, 12,000 years ago. The cause? Hurricane-suppressing effects of cooler sea surface were out-weighed by side effects of slowed ocean circulation. Source 1d.
Urban growth leads to shorter, more intense wet seasons in Florida peninsula. New research has found that urban areas throughout the Florida peninsula are experiencing shorter, increasingly intense wet seasons relative to underdeveloped or rural areas. Source 9i.