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Jonathan Connors, director of communications at Team Rubicon, on hurricane preparedness and a five-day mock storm exercise

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Jonathan Connors, director of communications at Team Rubicon, joins Tony to discuss the veteran-led humanitarian organization's annual hurricane response training exercise, known as HERX, a five-day simulation designed to test disaster response teams before hurricane season begins. Connors reflects on the unprecedented devastation of Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina and explains how Team Rubicon is preparing for storms that are growing stronger even in seasons with fewer total storms. For more information, visit teamrubiconusa.org.

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