The fire season has definitely started, with fires already burning in Arizona, Nevada, California and New Mexico. Thatâs no surprise, given the disastrous lack of a snowpack this winter throughout the West â with most of Arizona at about less than 10% of the long-term average in even the highest elevations, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Across the West, the snowpack is less than 50% of normal, except for Washington and the northern reaches of Oregon. The Four Corners states are in near-record territory, with severe or exceptional drought continuing. Californiaâ...