Most of these posts and videos are loosely citing several articles that I’ve written over the past decade for Forbes. And while the Resnicks do have an outsized amount of power within the world of California water politics, they are not responsible for fire hydrants in the Pacific Palisades running out of water.

I explain it all—along with what’s really been malfunctioning and how LA’s emergency water network could better adapt to climate change—in my latest story. 

And since it was published on Monday, the Wonderful Company has committed $10 million to Los Angeles fire relief efforts, including $1 million to the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation and $500,000 to the Los Angeles Police Foundation. 

My story focused on whether the fires spread due to a water shortage, and it turns out that was a major misconception going viral. The reservoirs in LA are actually full, but there are major infrastructure problems when it comes to fighting a fire of this size. 

Yet what several experts told me is startling: In America, there’s been too much of a focus on mitigating climate change, such as by cutting greenhouse gas emissions. But there hasn’t been nearly enough focus on adapting to the impacts of climate change, whether that’s through water security, wildfire fighting or coastal resilience amid sea level rise.

As Dr. Mark Gold, director of Water Scarcity Solutions for the Natural Resources Defense Council told me this week: “We are seeing the climate whiplash more and more.”