Hurricane Beryl, the first hurricane of this year’s Atlantic season, has caused devastating impacts across the Caribbean and is now moving towards Mexico. The storm reached Category 5, marking it as the strongest hurricane to have formed in the Caribbean at this early time of the year since at least 1850. Beryl has been described as an “alarming precedent” by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), due to its unprecedented intensity for this time of year. In the Caribbean, Beryl’s effects have been catastrophic: three people have died on various islands of Grenada and one in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, … Continue reading Hurricane Beryl Sets Record: First Category 5 in July Since 1850 – Details on Caribbean Devastation Inside