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Tropical Storm Idalia
Hurricane Hilary – Part Deux.
People get ready, there’s a train a comin’
Hurricane Don becomes first Atlantic storm of the season
The first hurricane of the season spun up as Hurricane Don took shape in the Atlantic while the chance for a new tropical depression or storm from a Caribbean-bound system remains, according to the National Hurricane Center.
As of 5 p.m., what has been an up-and-down-and-up-again life cycle for Don soldiered in a Category 1 hurricane with 75 mph sustained winds and higher gusts.
It’s located about 480 miles south-southeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland moving north at 12 mph. Hurricane-force winds extend out 15 miles with tropical-storm-force winds extend out 70 miles.
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Hurricane Nicole
Rescue signalling – Ground-to-Air emergency code
There are a number of techniques that you can choose to use if you are in distress in the outdoors, depending upon your location and the severity of the situation. This can include shouting for help, calling for help using your phone or taking refuge on someone else’s property. However, if you are in the wilderness and a rescue party is expected to come and retrieve you, then there is a five-symbol standard ground-to-air emergency technique to signal various critical messages to the aircraft and rescue team.
These rescue codes will first and foremost alert the rescue aircraft about your precise location along with the information of any injured personnel requiring urgent help. The five ground-to-air emergency symbols are as follows:
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