The US West had a snowy winter, so why the fiery summer?

Experts from across the country weighed in on the causes of this summer's massive wildfires, currently over 76 blazes which have scorched 12,500 sq miles in nine Western states, nearing 2015's record of 15,800 square miles.

The US West had a snowy winter, so why the fiery summer?

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