That will be the case, ie. cognitive dissonance / denial, for many future climate change caused incidents as well.
This kind of reasoning: "California wildfires and tornadoes have always been part of the US weather patterns"
Whilst ignoring the increasing frequency and magnitude / intensity.
In California wildfires, how do you separate climate related effects from the effects the invasive gumtree problem?
Gumtree forests tend to need more frequent low intensity burns to clear fuel build up, which Australian Aboriginals used to manage.