Hurricane Beryl: Record-breaking sign of warming world
Posted on AllSides July 3rd, 2024
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Reuters
Hurricane Beryl is wreaking havoc in parts of the Caribbean – and putting the role of climate change under the spotlight.
With maximum sustained wind speeds of more than 160mph (257km/h), it became the earliest category five Atlantic hurricane in records going back around 100 years.
In fact, there has only been one previous recorded case of a category five Atlantic hurricane in July – Hurricane Emily, on 16 July 2005.
The causes of individual storms are complex, making it difficult to fully attribute specific cases to climate change.