I agree with you, of course, that California has much bigger threats than wildfires which can be controlled, as you point out, if you do away with your hillside luxury views.

I disagree with you that specific data about changes on Earth can be talked away with "we can't predict the future...there are bigger problems." even though, again, I agree that's true too!

As I said, I can see less snow. Antarctica ice doesn't need to be connected, and indeed, Antarctica is not as relevant as the North. Indeed, more ice in the Southern hemisphere might also be a sign of an dangerously unbalanced climate.