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Los Angeles, June 23 (IANS) Even before California’s traditional fire season reaches its peak, firefighters across the state have already responded to over 2,580 wildfires this year, as rising temperatures and increasingly dry vegetation heighten concerns over what officials now describe as a year-round fire threat.Several wildfires remained active on Monday, including blazes in Riverside, Kern and San Diego, while fire officials warned that hotter and drier conditions are likely to bring above-…