They never recover, the become poor and join million of climate change poor. California wasn't meant for massive human settlement. The dust bowl forced many Midwesterners to settle here. The threat of fire is always there. The place is so dry I am surprised fire doesn't go off every season. Anyway climate change will just make a lot of people poor. Reset you to zero in a new york minute
It was so dry this fall in my area that even now during winter grass is still dry. I almost started a fire while barbecuing during Christmas. A spark fell on the flower bed and the fire just took off. Luckily I was watching the grill closely and was able to stump the fire