nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2|||Haze Spreads Across U.S. As Wildfires Continue To Tear Through The West||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||Scientists have linked an increasing prevalence and intensity of wildfires to climate change, and residents of Western states are grappling with the dread that severe fire seasons are the new normal.