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So researchers, they've been looking at that and working on this new, newish system, the TCSS, for a number of years. But the new study looked to confirm its effectiveness in warning the public of these banal hurricanes. So to test the warning system, Collins and her colleagues, who said about 4,000 participants living along the Gulf and East Coast forecast for 10 fictitious hurricanes affecting their communities. And half the participants received warnings in the SSHWS format, while the other half received warnings in the TCSS system. Then they completed an online quiz about how they reacted to different scenarios. And the team's findings, they were published just recently, August 19th, in the Journal of Scientific Reports. This is Repeater Station Kilo Kilo 7, November Quebec November, All Star Node 6. Those who participated who were sent the TCSS forecast were more likely to identify the main hazard from a hurricane correctly. And significantly more likely to evacuate for non-wind hazards than those who were sent SSHWS forecasts. This is after a census of hurricane warning system. And the prior identification of the main hazard increased participants' determination to take relevant precautions, like shielding homes, boarding up their windows, etc., etc., against flooding, using sandbags as well, and building window protections against the wind. On the other hand, participants who have incomplete information about a storm are more likely to miscalculate risks or take action, or take no actions at all. And the results suggest that moving away from the SSHWS would improve the public's understanding of a hurricane's risk and lead to more informed decisions made ahead of storm predictions.