Have you ever been to Temescal Canyon? It's covered in chaparral that needs fire (naturally generated by lightening) to regenerate. Indigenous peoples knew this and lived in balance. Settlers, focused on control, turned it into Pacific Palisades and built homes in a carpet bomb. What's happening in Pacific Palisades is sad but it's also predictable yet not well understood by the general public. Drought, for example, doesn't actually make it worse. And while climate change may make these fires more frequent, it's not necessarily the key driver. Nature is.