that suggest miami is the city the most immediately imperilled by the effects of climate change. >> thomas edison predicted the industrial revolution would put enough carbon into the atmosphere to change our climate. this is not a new idea. we've depended on edison science and technology for everything we've done. he predicted climate change back then. here it is today. it's not big surprise. >> so what is your explanation? florida politics as a whole doesn't seem to be particularly worked up about something that is so obviously manifestly a threat to not just people but as you said billions of dollars. >> well, as a whole, it's not worked out. as a half it is worked up. you've got people on the take, obviously, from some very specific moneyed concerns saying it's no big deal or we can't do anything about it even if it is a big deal. you've got the rest of the world listening to the scientists saying this is the largest crisis that mankind has yet engaged. we have to engage it with everything we've got into do you guys see the front edge effects