https://lhc.ca.gov/sites/lhc.ca.gov/files/Reports/242/Report242.pdf
If the Gulf states get hurricanes and Federal bucks and insurance payouts, California is going to get theirs with “wildfires.” I think that’s what is at the very bottom of it. With all their immigration, California can’t afford to watch any of their taxpayer dollars go the Federal government. So they rake it back—and more—with forestry mismanagement and the chaos created by “wildfires.”
It seems to me, that the forests managed themselves pretty well for over 300 million years, until human hubris decided we knew better.
The Precautionary Principle, folks: when in doubt, leave well alone. Nature is a lot smarter than you.