I remember the bad Hurricane seasons of 2010, 2011 and 2012. These were blamed on the La Nina effect. We are just coming out of a La Nina for 2021. NOAA predicted an active hurricane season for 2021.
Didn't pay much attention to this in the past--it is cyclic in nature and we may be in that cycle this year.

Nah dude, it’s because all us knuckle dragging morons that still eat meat and drive gas burners.

Since the whole "global warming generated super-duper hypercane" doom and gloom scenario has fallen flat for years, "climate change driven mega-super fire" is the boogeyman of choice right now. Nevermind that the wildland fire has been horribly mismanaged for nearly a century. It's the climate shift, doncha know...

Overheard on the news that the fires near Lake Tahoe were the first there in 80 years. 80 years. I think that may have had something to do with the intensity.