Hurricane Beryl to reach Jamaica
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Sunday, June 30, 2024
Hurricane Beryl has moved on from the Caribbean Islands and is due to reach Jamaica on Wednesday. The storm has developed in strength and has become a Category 5 storm. Beryl is feared to threaten Jamaica with "life-threatening winds", after having left Granada with broken buildings and no electricity for most of the island. Strengthening of the storm is caused by the warming of the oceans, a consequence of climate change. The forecast of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) says that 2024 could have up to 25 named storms, between eight and thirteen of which could become hurricanes.
The hurricane Katrina, which wreaked havoc across New Orleans in 2005 was also a Category 5 storm. According to World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Beryl is the earliest storm of such category in a Atlantic hurricane season.
Sources
[edit]- Sarah Morland. "Hurricane Beryl: Where is it going and what is a Category 5 storm?" — Reuters, July 2, 2024
- Elizabeth Wolfe. "Hurricane Beryl charges toward Jamaica as record-breaking Category 5 after leaving Caribbean islands in ruins" — CNN, July 2, 2024