Reading the Tea Leaves Season 5 Episode 2

In Episode 1 of Season 5 we presented our assessment of the Great Basin fuel conditions and also concluded that the southern Great Basin would probably not produce fire conditions that were seen in the record 2005 fire season. This assertion was questioned by some listeners who asked Dr. Reeves to dig a little deeper and justify the idea that the Mojave was not in the same situation as 2005. In this webcast, Research Ecologist Dr. Matt Reeves analyzes rangeland fuel conditions in the Mojave Desert with an emphasis on how 2024 fuel conditions compare with past years exhibiting large fires. What he found might surprise you.