America's West is seeing a hotter and larger wildfire season — stretching from the Grand Canyon to the Pacific Coast.

This summer alone, the U.S. saw more than 46,000 wildfires, scorching over 4 million acres.

That's above the 10-year average of about 40,000 fires by this point. However, the acreage burned is actually below the 10-year average of more than 5 million acres, meaning many smaller fires are breaking out rather than fewer massive megafires.

"It's Armageddon," said California resident Randall Hoffman. For survivors, the numbers mean little compared to the destruction. "It's Armageddon, it's not very good. Devastating, I think we lost 95 percent of the town."

Many of this season's fires were sparked by lightning strikes hitting dry land during favorable fire conditions.

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