Caribbean seeks help in fighting climate change after Hurricane Beryl devastates small islands
8 months, 1 week ago

Caribbean seeks help in fighting climate change after Hurricane Beryl devastates small islands

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Caribbean officials on Friday demanded more access to funding and help in fighting climate change, weeks after Hurricane Beryl devastated the region. “ are on the front line,” said Virginia Albert-Poyotte, the delegate for St. Lucia, who asked that climate financing be made more available and that financial institutions include special disaster clauses. It called for the immediate operation of a loss and damage fund agreed upon at previous U.N. climate change conferences to help vulnerable countries rebuild and also prepare for future storms. The resolution also requested that financial and development institutions release funds to small nations affected by disasters on a concessionary basis, “free from onerous conditions,” and to “cancel, defer or reschedule debt repayments.” OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro noted that funds flowing toward islands affected by Beryl are insufficient, with the U.N. and Caribbean leaders requesting at least $9 million in assistance.

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The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season was the deadliest in nearly two decades
3 months, 3 weeks ago

The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season was the deadliest in nearly two decades

NPR  

The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season was the deadliest in nearly two decades toggle caption NASA/via Getty Images MIAMI — One of the deadliest and most costly hurricane seasons ever seen in the Atlantic officially comes to a close on Saturday. In the U.S., more than 150 people died from direct causes in the season's deadliest storm, Hurricane Helene, which tore …

A storm is brewing in the Atlantic...and it has Florida and the Caribbean in its sights
7 months, 2 weeks ago

A storm is brewing in the Atlantic...and it has Florida and the Caribbean in its sights

The Independent  

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Hurricanes Are Trapping Small Island Nations in Ever-Worsening Spirals of Debt
8 months, 1 week ago

Hurricanes Are Trapping Small Island Nations in Ever-Worsening Spirals of Debt

Wired  

THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Beryl’s timing and severity imply a very long few months of torment for Caribbean people and some climate scientists predict between four and seven major storms of category 3 or more. A Sense of Injustice As a group, the world’s 57 “small island developing states,” about half of …

Officials plead for $9 million in aid weeks after Hurricane Beryl devastates the southeast Caribbean
8 months, 1 week ago

Officials plead for $9 million in aid weeks after Hurricane Beryl devastates the southeast Caribbean

The Independent  

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Officials plead for $9 million in aid after Hurricane Beryl devastates southeast Caribbean
8 months, 1 week ago

Officials plead for $9 million in aid after Hurricane Beryl devastates southeast Caribbean

LA Times  

Palm trees wilt after being uprooted by Hurricane Beryl in St. Patrick, Grenada. People in the southeast Caribbean urgently need food, water and shelter nearly two weeks after Hurricane Beryl crushed the region as a Category 4 storm, officials said Thursday as they pleaded for at least $9 million in assistance from the international community. “Together they constitute Beryl’s Armageddon,” …

From the Caribbean to Texas, Beryl leaves a trail of destruction
8 months, 1 week ago

From the Caribbean to Texas, Beryl leaves a trail of destruction

Al Jazeera  

Beryl has been barreling through the Atlantic for more than a week, fuelled by exceptionally warm waters, and became the earliest Category 5 hurricane. In the US state of Texas, where Beryl made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane, the storm unleashed heavy wind and rain, toppling trees and power lines. Beryl, which was subsequently downgraded from a hurricane to …

AP PHOTOS: From the Caribbean to Texas, Hurricane Beryl leaves a trail of destruction
8 months, 1 week ago

AP PHOTOS: From the Caribbean to Texas, Hurricane Beryl leaves a trail of destruction

Associated Press  

Hurricane Beryl has been barreling through the Atlantic for over a week, fueled by exceptionally warm waters to become the earliest Category 5 hurricane. A hotel guest navigates the halls after power was lost due to Hurricane Beryl, July 8, 2024, in Bay City, Texas. People walk past a souvenir shop’s storefront boarded up preparation for the arrival of Hurricane …

Hurricane Beryl leaves behind power outage in Texas as dangerous heat descends on the region
8 months, 1 week ago

Hurricane Beryl leaves behind power outage in Texas as dangerous heat descends on the region

CNN  

CNN — Restoring power to millions of Texans slammed by the deadly and destructive storm Beryl could take days or even weeks, posing a dangerous scenario for residents without air conditioning as triple-digit heat index temperatures hit the state. Beryl slammed into southern Texas as a Category 1 hurricane Monday, knocking out power to more than 2.5 million homes and …

What the rest of hurricane season could hold after Beryl made early-season history
8 months, 1 week ago

What the rest of hurricane season could hold after Beryl made early-season history

CNN  

CNN — Beryl just smashed all expectations of what an early season hurricane could become, and it has experts concerned for what could be coming next. “But when storms are strong in the tropical Atlantic and eastern Caribbean, it tends to be a harbinger of a very busy season.” The busiest part of Atlantic hurricane season doesn’t typically begin until …

Hurricane Beryl destroys crops in Jamaica, leaves islanders facing food shortages
8 months, 1 week ago

Hurricane Beryl destroys crops in Jamaica, leaves islanders facing food shortages

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Beryl is set to gain hurricane strength as it bears down on the Texas coast
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Beryl is set to gain hurricane strength as it bears down on the Texas coast

NPR  

Beryl is set to gain hurricane strength as it bears down on the Texas coast toggle caption Brandon Bell/Getty Images Beryl is set to make landfall early Monday morning along the Texas coast as the storm regains hurricane-level strength in the Gulf of Mexico, according to the National Weather Service. "We are expecting Beryl to be intensifying up until landfall …

Beryl set to strengthen on approach to Texas due to hot ocean temperatures
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Beryl set to strengthen on approach to Texas due to hot ocean temperatures

Associated Press  

With its unprecedented tear through the ultrawarm waters of the southeast Caribbean, Beryl turned meteorologists’ worst fears of a souped-up hurricane season into grim reality. “Category 2 may be more likely but we should not dismiss a Category 3 possibility.” Beven said the official forecast has Beryl gaining 17 to 23 mph in wind speed in 24 hours, but noted …

Survival story as Hurricane Beryl razes smallest inhabited island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Survival story as Hurricane Beryl razes smallest inhabited island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines

The Independent  

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Survival story as Hurricane Beryl razes smallest inhabited island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Survival story as Hurricane Beryl razes smallest inhabited island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Hindustan Times  

MAYREAU, St. Vincent and the Grenadines — Mayreu is one of the smallest inhabited islands of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Survival story as Hurricane Beryl razes smallest inhabited island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Beryl pummeled everything along its path, ripping up roofs of schools, crumbling homes and stripping trees of almost every leaf on the 0.46 square …

In St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Beryl nearly erased the smallest inhabited island from the map
8 months, 2 weeks ago

In St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Beryl nearly erased the smallest inhabited island from the map

Associated Press  

MAYREAU, St. Vincent and the Grenadines — Mayreu is one of the smallest inhabited islands of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. “Everything was flying all over the place,” Mayreau resident James Alexander said recalling the storm, “I saw a tank full of water lifted up and swirl in the air.” Beryl made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane Monday on …

Mapped: Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in Mexico as Category 2 storm
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Mapped: Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in Mexico as Category 2 storm

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Hurricane Beryl: Aerial images show before and after of storm’s destruction
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Hurricane Beryl: Aerial images show before and after of storm’s destruction

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Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in Mexico after 11 killed across Caribbean
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in Mexico after 11 killed across Caribbean

Al Jazeera  

Storm downgraded to Category 2 as it hits top tourist destination, knocking out power and putting authorities on alert. Hurricane Beryl has been downgraded to a Category 2 storm as it slammed into the eastern coast of Mexico, causing widespread power outages and putting authorities on high alert. The landfall on Friday over the Yucatan Peninsula – an area popular …

Tropical Storm Beryl is expected to re-strengthen on its way to drench Texas
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Tropical Storm Beryl is expected to re-strengthen on its way to drench Texas

NPR  

Tropical Storm Beryl is expected to re-strengthen on its way to drench Texas toggle caption Fernando Llano/AP Beryl has turned its wrath on Mexico and is headed for the Gulf of Mexico, weakened but still dangerous after tearing through a series of Caribbean islands in recent days. The National Hurricane Center says Beryl made landfall as a Category 2 storm …

William and Kate make private donation to victims of Hurricane Beryl
8 months, 2 weeks ago

William and Kate make private donation to victims of Hurricane Beryl

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Hurricane Beryl roars toward Mexico after killing at least 7 people in the southeast Caribbean
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Hurricane Beryl roars toward Mexico after killing at least 7 people in the southeast Caribbean

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Hurricane Beryl arrives on Jamaica's shores after 7 killed in southeast Caribbean
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Hurricane Beryl arrives on Jamaica's shores after 7 killed in southeast Caribbean

India TV News  

Kingston: The 'potentially catastrophic' Hurricane Beryl arrived on the shores of Jamaica after claiming the lives of at least seven people in the southeast Caribbean in the form of fierce winds and heavy rains, while causing significant damage. The US National Hurricane Centre said Beryl's eyewall was “brushing the south coast of Jamaica.” Wind-whipped rain pounded the island for hours …

Hurricane Beryl heads for Mexico after sweeping through eastern Caribbean
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Hurricane Beryl heads for Mexico after sweeping through eastern Caribbean

Al Jazeera  

The storm has left a trail of destruction across the Caribbean and is expected to hit Mexico’s coast early on Friday. Hurricane Beryl swept through several Caribbean islands, leaving at least seven people dead in its wake before rumbling past the Cayman Islands early on Thursday. Preparations under way in Mexico Hurricane Beryl is now headed for Mexico’s popular Caribbean …

Why climate change makes a hurricane like Beryl more dangerous
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Why climate change makes a hurricane like Beryl more dangerous

NPR  

Why climate change makes a hurricane like Beryl more dangerous toggle caption Lucanus Ollivierre/AP Hurricane Beryl is tearing across the Caribbean this week, unleashing life-threatening flooding and dangerous wind as it heads toward Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. Sponsor Message “You’re hearing things like ‘unprecedented’ and ‘shocking’ a lot about Beryl,” says Andra Garner, a hurricane expert at Rowan University in New …

Hurricane Beryl roars toward Jamaica, kills at least 7 in Caribbean
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Hurricane Beryl roars toward Jamaica, kills at least 7 in Caribbean

Associated Press  

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Hurricane Beryl was roaring by Jamaica Wednesday, bringing fierce winds and heavy rain after the powerful Category 4 storm earlier killed at least seven people and caused significant damage in the southeast Caribbean. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Beryl’s eyewall was “brushing the south coast of Jamaica.” Wind-whipped rain pounded the island for hours as residents …

Hurricane Beryl: Where is it going and what is a Category 5 storm?
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Hurricane Beryl: Where is it going and what is a Category 5 storm?

The Hindu  

Powerful Hurricane Beryl barreled towards Jamaica on Tuesday as the 2024 Atlantic season’s first hurricane and the earliest storm on record to reach the strongest possible ranking: Category 5. Record-breaking sea temperatures that allow tropical storms to get stronger faster, driven by human-caused climate change and cyclical weather patterns, are fueling what scientists say is shaping up to be a …

Cruise lines forced to change plans as Hurricane Beryl moves through the Caribbean
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Cruise lines forced to change plans as Hurricane Beryl moves through the Caribbean

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hurricane Beryl has forced several major cruise lines to divert and change their itineraries as the …

Hurricane Beryl strikes Jamaica as death toll creeps up, destruction widespread
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Hurricane Beryl strikes Jamaica as death toll creeps up, destruction widespread

Hindustan Times  

* Hurricane Beryl strikes Jamaica as death toll creeps up, destruction widespread Hurricane Beryl lashing Jamaica * At least nine dead across Caribbean * St. Vincent and the Grenadines hard hit * Union Island 'flattened,' says PM * Grenada fallout 'Armageddon-like' By Zahra Burton KINGSTON, - Hurricane Beryl churned menacingly over Jamaica on Wednesday afternoon, after uprooting trees, ripping off …

How the hot water that fueled Hurricane Beryl foretells a scary storm season
8 months, 2 weeks ago

How the hot water that fueled Hurricane Beryl foretells a scary storm season

LA Times  

Hurricane Beryl’s explosive growth into an unprecedented early whopper of a storm shows the literal hot water the Atlantic and Caribbean are in right now and the kind of season ahead, experts said. “Beryl is unprecedentedly strange,” said Weather Underground co-founder Jeff Masters, a former government hurricane meteorologist who flew into storms. “This is the type of storm that we …

Hurricane Beryl heads to Jamaica after ripping through Caribbean, 6 dead
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Hurricane Beryl heads to Jamaica after ripping through Caribbean, 6 dead

India Today  

Hurricane Beryl roared through open waters on Tuesday as a powerful Category 4 storm heading toward Jamaica after earlier crossing islands in the southeast Caribbean, killing at least six people. “It is, however, not a time to panic.” In Miami, National Hurricane Center Director Michael Brennan said Jamaica appears to be in the direct path of Beryl. “People tend to …

Jamaica hunkers down as deadly Hurricane Beryl nears
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Jamaica hunkers down as deadly Hurricane Beryl nears

Al Jazeera  

Jamaica has been scrambling to prepare as Category 4 Hurricane Beryl approaches the island. Beryl was forecast to weaken slightly over the next day or two but to remain at or near major hurricane strength when it passes near or over Jamaica. It was then expected to brush the Cayman Islands on Thursday before heading towards Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula on …

Hurricane Beryl roars toward Jamaica after killing at least 6 people in the southeast Caribbean
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Hurricane Beryl roars toward Jamaica after killing at least 6 people in the southeast Caribbean

LA Times  

Hurricane Beryl, seen from the International Space Station on Sunday, is “the strongest and most dangerous hurricane threat that Jamaica has faced probably in decades,” said Jon Porter, chief meteorologist at AccuWeather. Hurricane Beryl was roaring toward Jamaica on Wednesday, with islanders scrambling to make preparations after the powerful Category 4 storm earlier killed at least six people and caused …

Hurricane Beryl kills six, causes ‘immense destruction’ in Caribbean
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Hurricane Beryl kills six, causes ‘immense destruction’ in Caribbean

Al Jazeera  

Beryl churns towards Jamaica as it sweeps through the southeast Caribbean, leaving widespread destruction in its wake. The roads are not passable, and in many instances, they are cut off because of the large quantity of debris strewn all over the streets.” Mitchell added: “The possibility that there may be more fatalities remains a grim reality as movement is still …

Hurricane Beryl moves toward Jamaica after Grenada strike
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Hurricane Beryl moves toward Jamaica after Grenada strike

Hindustan Times  

Hurricane Beryl’s winds have slightly weakened as it churns toward Jamaica, where its storm surge, high winds and flooding rains could cause more than $1 billion in damage. Waves crash against the shore as Hurricane Beryl moves south of the island, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Beryl’s top winds dropped to 155 miles per hour, down from 165 mph earlier, …

Hurricane Beryl rips through open waters after devastating parts of Caribbean
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Hurricane Beryl rips through open waters after devastating parts of Caribbean

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hurricane Beryl roared through open …

Hurricane Beryl roars through open waters as monstrous Category 4 storm
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Hurricane Beryl roars through open waters as monstrous Category 4 storm

Associated Press  

Lee esta noticia en español: El Huracán Beryl se dirige a Jamaica tras azotar sureste del Caribe ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada — Hurricane Beryl roared through open waters Tuesday as a powerful Category 4 storm heading toward Jamaica after earlier crossing islands in the southeast Caribbean, killing at least six people. “It is, however, not a time to panic.” In Miami, …

Hurricane Beryl Grows To Category 5 Strength As It Razes Southeast Caribbean Islands
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Hurricane Beryl Grows To Category 5 Strength As It Razes Southeast Caribbean Islands

Huff Post  

Fishing vessels damaged by Hurricane Beryl sit upended at the Bridgetown Fisheries in Barbados, on July 1, 2024. Ricardo Mazalan via Associated Press BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — Hurricane Beryl strengthened to Category 5 status late Monday after it ripped doors, windows and roofs off homes across the southeastern Caribbean with devastating winds and storm surge fueled by the Atlantic’s record warmth. …

'Life-threatening' Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in Caribbean
8 months, 2 weeks ago

'Life-threatening' Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in Caribbean

ABC  

A powerful Hurricane Beryl has made landfall on an island in the Caribbean after becoming a "life-threatening" category 4 storm, fuelled by record warm waters. "In half an hour, Carriacou was flattened," Grenada Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell said according to CNN. "Beryl is expected to remain an extremely dangerous major hurricane as its moves over the eastern Caribbean," the National …

VIDEO: From space to Barbados's sea beach, how catastrophic Hurricane Beryl looks
8 months, 2 weeks ago

VIDEO: From space to Barbados's sea beach, how catastrophic Hurricane Beryl looks

India TV News  

Hurricane Beryl's eye was visible from space and captured by the International Space Station as it passed over the Caribbean Monday morning. Beryl struck the southeastern Caribbean as a Category 4 strength on the Saffir-Simpson five-point scale, spiralling toward the Caribbean's Windward Islands and threatening devastating flooding as potentially deadly winds picked up speed. The hurricane strengthened Monday night into …

Hurricane Beryl charges toward Jamaica as record-breaking Category 5 after leaving Caribbean islands in ruins
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Hurricane Beryl charges toward Jamaica as record-breaking Category 5 after leaving Caribbean islands in ruins

CNN  

CNN — Hurricane Beryl, now a potentially catastrophic Category 5 storm, has set its sights on Jamaica after leaving at least one person dead and inflicting ruin across entire islands in the Caribbean on Monday. Lucanus Ollivierre/AP Fishing boats, damaged by Hurricane Beryl, sit in a heap at the Bridgetown Fisheries in Barbados on July 1. Though Beryl is likely …

How did Hurricane Beryl, wreaking havoc in Caribbean region, get its name?
8 months, 2 weeks ago

How did Hurricane Beryl, wreaking havoc in Caribbean region, get its name?

India TV News  

Kingston: The 'potentially catastrophic' Hurricane Beryl is gaining its strength rapidly as it intensified into a Category 5 storm and is posing a significant threat as it proceeds towards Jamaica. Over eight Atlantic Ocean tropical cyclones in the last 42 years have been named Beryl, one of them becoming a Category 1 storm in 2018 - also known as Hurricane …

In pictures: Record-breaking Hurricane Beryl
8 months, 2 weeks ago

In pictures: Record-breaking Hurricane Beryl

CNN  

Hurricane Beryl made landfall near Matagorda, Texas, on Monday, packing damaging winds and extreme rainfall. The Category 1 hurricane, with sustained winds of 80 mph, was the first storm of the Atlantic hurricane season to make landfall in the United States. Last week, Beryl hammered several Caribbean islands and became the earliest Category 5 hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic. …

How dangerous is Hurricane Beryl?
8 months, 2 weeks ago

How dangerous is Hurricane Beryl?

Al Jazeera  

One person has been killed as the Category 5 hurricane flattens islands on its way towards Jamaica. According to the US National Hurricane Center’s latest public advisory, Beryl is “expected to bring life-threatening winds and storm surge to Jamaica”. Hurricane warnings are in effect for Barbados, where Beryl also passed by on Monday, Grenada, Tobago and St Vincent with tropical …

Hurricane Beryl strengthens into ‘potentially catastrophic’ storm
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Hurricane Beryl strengthens into ‘potentially catastrophic’ storm

Al Jazeera  

Beryl, the earliest Category 4 storm ever reported, is moving towards Jamaica after hitting the island of Carriacou in Grenada. Hurricane Beryl has intensified into a “potentially catastrophic” Category 5 storm, the United States’s National Hurricane Center said, as it headed towards Jamaica after bringing down power lines, damaging houses and flooding streets on other southeastern Caribbean islands. “Beryl is …

Hurricane Beryl 'extremely dangerous' as it gains strength in Caribbean
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Hurricane Beryl 'extremely dangerous' as it gains strength in Caribbean

India Today  

Hurricane Beryl unleashed powerful winds over the Eastern Caribbean on Monday, downing power lines and ripping roofs from buildings, as scientists argue that climate change likely added to how quickly the unusually fierce, early storm formed. Beryl struck the southeastern Caribbean at Category 4 strength on the Saffir-Simpson five-point scale, spiraling toward the Caribbean's Windward Islands and threatening devastating flooding …

Beryl heads toward Jamaica as a major hurricane after ripping through southeast Caribbean
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Beryl heads toward Jamaica as a major hurricane after ripping through southeast Caribbean

LA Times  

Fishermen pull a boat damaged by Hurricane Beryl back to the dock on July 1, 2024, at the Bridgetown Fisheries in Barbados. Hurricane Beryl roared through open waters Tuesday as a powerful Category 4 storm heading toward Jamaica after earlier making landfall in the southeastern Caribbean, killing at least six people. Beryl was forecast to start losing intensity Tuesday but …

Hurricane Beryl changes intensity to Category 4 as it powers toward Jamaica
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Hurricane Beryl changes intensity to Category 4 as it powers toward Jamaica

NPR  

Hurricane Beryl changes intensity to Category 4 as it powers toward Jamaica toggle caption Ricardo Mazalan/AP Hurricane Beryl continues to churn through the Caribbean and is expected to pass near or directly over Jamaica on Wednesday. The National Hurricane Center warns of “life-threatening winds and storm surge” in Jamaica for Wednesday. We have 48 hours in which to prepare.” All …

Record-breaking Category 5 Hurricane Beryl wouldn't be possible without climate change
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Record-breaking Category 5 Hurricane Beryl wouldn't be possible without climate change

Salon  

In late May, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the top hurricane forecasting body in the United States, published a report forecasting the most active hurricane season yet. Michael Wehner, a senior scientist in the Computational Research Division at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, told Salon that the majority of tropical cyclone experts perceive Hurricane Beryl as "a unique, unusual …

How the hot water that fueled Hurricane Beryl foretells a scary storm season
8 months, 2 weeks ago

How the hot water that fueled Hurricane Beryl foretells a scary storm season

Associated Press  

Hurricane Beryl’s explosive growth into an unprecedented early whopper of a storm shows the literal hot water the Atlantic and Caribbean are in right now and the kind of season ahead, experts said. AP AUDIO: How the hot water that fueled Hurricane Beryl foretells a scary storm season In an AP interview, atmospheric scientist Kristen Corbosiero at SUNY Albany says …

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