"The weather in your world is becoming far more extreme."
Agreed we are not likely to experience a hurricane, but there are other factors in Apple Valley, Wizard. The desert is already identified with extremes (i.e. extreme heat, extreme cold, high winds, drought, flash flooding, limited water, limited food) as compared to the moderate climate on the coast.
Hurricane or tsunami on the coast, is that out of question? As for global warming, it is only one sign of increasing biological instability.
Mojave