As the changing climate warms the state, thins its snowpack and changes the timing of precipitation, it’s also scrambling the wildfire season.By Mosabber HossainJust weeks ago, western Montana appeared to have escaped the early wildfires that forecasters feared after one of the warmest and driest winters on record, as heavy rains in late June soaked forests and grasslands, tamping down the threat. But scientists now warn that the reprieve may be ending as prolonged July heat rapidly dries vegetation across the state.