Thinking about the city of angles. While not officially a La Nina it sure looks like and burns like a La Nina in LA County. There was no winter rain to speak of and the Santa Ana Winds picked up like it was late October. I understand that this does not meet the five season rubric but it really does look like everything typical of a La Nina driven fire season. There is something of a back-lash or whiplash with the very wet El Ninos being followed a more typical La Nina drought. Could this be something novel (at least to me) of a specific microclimate causing "variability?" I also wonder about the upcoming Hurricane season. I understand that this a very chaotic system and most if not all bets are off. Maybe, sort of, perhaps a more vigorous Hurricane season. More info later when the cracked crystal ball gives up more data??