California is green like Ireland now. That’s bad.

California is green and why that's bad for California... Op, please tell us what would make you happy 🙄

Because a green California is only a good thing if it’s regularly watered throughout the year. Watered plants don’t catch fire and burn easily.

If, as is expected, the rain simply stops and it’s bone dry for the next 8 months, all that lovely undergrowth becomes kindling.

State Farm JUST announced it will no longer ensure homes in Brentwood and Pacific Palisades. They know what’s coming.

Brentwood on the left, Bel Air on the right. It’s a miracle the Getty hasn’t burned down yet.

That’s not how it works Op

So stop smoking!!!

Well yeah, it's California. The only disasters you don't get are hurricanes. Oh, wait.

What's not to say the the Santa Anna's won't turn into wet Pineapple winds.

it's decided. Everything is terrible and we're all going to die.

R2- I live just north of NYC and we don't have a dry season. It rains all year round so we don't have droughts or mudslides. We do have HOT and HUMID summers which are most uncomfortable and fairly cold winters with a medium amount of snow but in recent years are winters have become milder and we receive significantly less snow.

If LA had a single pineapple express every month, there probably would be far less potential for wildfires.

Unfortunately nature doesn’t work like that.

Actually just you, r7

But why is it bad for Biden?

If the La Niña summer doesn' t happen in 2024 I think we'll be fine, and send our love.

Jesus Christ, I’m so tried of hearing about the weather in California.

For five years it was, “Oh no! It’s not raining enough!” Then for the last two or three it’s been, “Oh no! It’s raining too much!”

I wish you bunch of Goldilocks would make up your minds!

"Forecasters estimate an 85% chance that El Niño will end, and the tropical Pacific will transition to a neutral phase between April and June. A La Niña pattern is expected to take hold by early summer."

I wonder if La Nina is the cause of all the excessive rain/Nor'easters we've been having here in the Northeast since December.

R15, in a short answer, yes.

It is normal for it to rain in California from November to April, and for it not to rain in the other months. So the hills are green in the winter and brown (or golden) in the summer. The problem is that, with global warming, the land dries out much more in the dry months than it used to. So the fires are more frequent and worse.

L.A. rainy season is technically October through April but it tends to be concentrated in mid December through February. The problem is that they’re still getting plenty of rainstorms late in the season - it rained this weekend.

I took this at Griffith Observatory last week, the hills shouldn’t be this green, this is January & February green.

Like I said, if it rained every couple of weeks for the rest of the year it would be perfect- it would clear the smog too - but if it becomes dry for months and months, it’s going to be a serious problem in fire season. Ergo, State Farm going “I don’t know her” to Brentwood.

[quote]Jesus Christ, I’m so tried of hearing about the weather in California.

So, you post on a thread about California weather. Life must be boring for you or...have you not had your fill of being irrelevant and annoying.

Jesus Christ, I’m so tired of hearing about the weather in California.

Cali is actually the belle weather showing the Global Warming trends.

[quote]Cali is actually the belle weather

Oh, deer!

I didn't make California for YOU.