Re, As for California. Yeah well a La Nina will do that. The same as a El nino does to East Aus. The current La Nina was a doozy so Yes Cali will notice it. It has had far worse though.

Drought And Fire Are The Normal Climate Of California

“Scientists who study the West’s long-term climate patterns say that California has had multiple droughts of 10 or 20 years in a row during the past 1,000 years — and two severe “megadroughts” of 180 years and 240 years.”

“Scientists who study the West’s long-term climate patterns say that California has had multiple droughts of 10 or 20 years in a row during the past 1,000 years — and two severe “megadroughts” of 180 years and 240 years.”