This week, Hurricane Beryl became the earliest hurricane in history to reach the Category 5 level in the Atlantic Ocean, battering the Caribbean and killing at least six—and experts say that climate change is making it much more likely for extreme weather events like this to occur. The National Hurricane Center said Tuesday that Beryl … Read more
Hurricane Beryl, unprecedented for its rate of strengthening, intensity and location for this time of year, morphed into a Category 5 monster on Monday night as it became the strongest Atlantic storm ever observed during July. After making landfall Monday on Grenada’s Carriacou Island, the storm was churning west in the Caribbean. Beryl weakened to … Read more
Hot water provides the energy hurricanes need to grow and thrive. Gusty winds evaporate a tiny bit of water off the sea’s surface. This warm water vapor rises into the clouds and releases its heat, which powers the thunderstorms that drive a hurricane’s intensity. The Atlantic Ocean has been running a fever for the past … Read more
When Hurricane Beryl strengthened into the Atlantic Ocean’s earliest Category 5 storm on record, it did so some two months ahead of the heart of hurricane season. More storms typically form and intensify by August and September because that’s when Atlantic waters are warmest, loaded with storm-fueling energy from a summer of sunshine. But Beryl … Read more
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada — Hurricane Beryl roared through open waters on Tuesday as a monstrous Category 5 storm heading toward Jamaica after earlier making landfall in the southeast Caribbean, killing at least four people. A hurricane warning was in effect for Jamaica and a hurricane watch for Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, Cayman Brac and for … Read more
Hurricane Beryl has been upgraded to Category 5 intensity, marking the earliest a storm of this strength has formed in the Atlantic ocean. Beryl, which became the first hurricane of the 2024 season in the Atlantic on Saturday, has since brought down power lines, damaged buildings, and flooded streets across a number of southeastern Caribbean … Read more
Hurricane Beryl was moving toward the Lesser Antilles, an island chain that lines the eastern fringes of the Caribbean, as an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm Monday. One or two islands could be heavily impacted as the storm closes in. After shattering records Sunday and becoming the Atlantic’s first Category 4 on record during the … Read more
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hurricane Beryl began pounding the southeast Caribbean on Monday as a powerful Category 4 storm after becoming the earliest storm of that strength to form in the Atlantic, fueled by record warm waters. Hurricane warnings were in effect for Barbados, Grenada, Tobago and St. Vincent and the Grenadines as thousands … Read more
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hurricane Beryl strengthened into what experts called an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm as it approaches the southeast Caribbean, which began shutting down Sunday amid urgent pleas from government officials for people to take shelter. Hurricane warnings were in effect for Barbados, St. Lucia, Grenada, and St. Vincent and the … Read more
Tropical Storm Beryl is expected to strengthen and become a “dangerous major hurricane” by Monday, bringing high winds and strong rain to the Caribbean, the National Hurricane Center said on Saturday. The storm, which formed on Friday, is forecast to hit the Windward Islands late Sunday. The NHC said the storm’s impact could be “destructive,” … Read more