Gotta love CA weather. You get all your rain for the year in a month which triggers mudslides and general catastrophe. Then, everything dries out and lots of vegetation grows. But wait, then it dries out TOO much and all that vegetation catches fire and burns itself to the ground along with those unfortunate souls with houses in the way. The fires clear off the vegetation just in time for, guess what, more rain and mudslides. Repeat cycle.