Strange that the drought leads to chaos in California, especially with fires. I'm far away from the US but every year I know it's summer when I hear news of Cal

Strange that the drought leads to chaos in California, especially with fires. I'm far away from the US but every year I know it's summer when I hear news of Californian wild fires. It became so super normal already, that I don't even listen in on these news any more. So why is it a surprise for California, I wonder.