MSNBC Craig Melvin Reports June 4, 2024 15:55:00
He runs one of the top fire labs at san jose state university. his team measures plant moisture. >> in april we thought oh, this looks really bad and then may, still looking bad. june, oh, this is looking really bad and now in july it's the low of the we've measured. >> the difference between a fire that runs through moist vegetation like this and fire that runs through dry vegetation like this is the difference between a fire that the department might put out and one that might destroy a neighborhood. just beyond this dry fuel new houses are going in right where they can burn. >> knowing what...