claim: However, this is exactly what climate scientists have predicted for California since at least the 1980s : protracted periods of warm, dry conditions punctuated by intense wet spells, with more rain and less snow, causing both drought and floods.
evidence: The summer of 1976 or 2019, for example, experienced temperatures as high as 35 °C ( 95 °F ), and it was so dry the country suffered drought and water shortages.