𝐇𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 Hurricane Beryl, which left a trail of destruction in the Caribbean, now heads to Jamaica as a strong Category 4 storm. It has been declared the strongest-ever hurricane in July. On Monday, Beryl was declared a Category 5 hurricane — the highest rating on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale; winds had reached 157 miles per hour, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Beryl has shattered many records which experts believe are tied to climate change, as it has developed faster and much earlier in the year. It is the strongest hurricane on record for both June and July and saw the most rapid intensification of any hurricane before September 1 — typically the more intense period of the Atlantic season, which runs from June 1 to November 30. Experts believe global warming will cause hurricanes to intensify more rapidly due to warmer waters, giving people less time to brace for their impact, reports CNBC. The NOAA has forecast an 85% chance of an “above-normal” 2024 hurricane season in the Atlantic - 17 to 25 named storms versus an average of 14, and eight to 13 hurricanes versus an average of seven. Four to seven of these are likely to develop into major hurricanes, compared with an average of three. Beryl amassed its strength from warm waters of the Atlantic basin. Ocean temperatures in the Atlantic Basin are currently at record-warm levels and were closer in May to the usual level of late August, according to the NOAA. Six people have so far been killed by the hurricane - three in Grenada and Carriacou, one in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and two in northern Venezuela, as per the Associated Press. Regions of South Texas are within the forecast cone for Hurricane Beryl's potential arrival this weekend, posing risks of heavy rains, hazardous rip currents, and powerful winds, reports Fox Weather. datasurfr.ai will continue to monitor the progress of Hurricane Beryl. Disclaimer: The article has reference to open sources including NOAA, CNBC, Fox Weather and the Associated Press. #HurricaneBeryl #RecordBreakingHurricane #ClimateChange #AtlanticHurricaneSeason #RapidIntensification #GlobalWarming #WeatherAlert #DisasterPreparedness #CaribbeanStorm #StormWatch #datasurfr #ClimateCrisis #ExtremeWeather #JamaicaStorm #AtlanticBasin #HurricaneSeason2024 #WeatherUpdate #EnvironmentalImpact Samrendra Mohan Kumar Pawan Desai Sushil Pradhan SANDEEP SINHA Ranjeet Sinha Aparna Guddad Abhijit Korde Kunal Solanki Inder Chaudhry Manoj Singh Mitesh Shah
MitKat Advisory
3mo
Tropical storm Beryl is intensifying in the Gulf of Mexico and heading towards Southern Texas where it is expected to become the first storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season to make landfall in the U.S. Beryl is expected to make landfall near Corpus Christi, Texas as a Category 1 hurricane Monday morning with damaging winds, storm surges, flooding and power outages beginning late Sunday, according to the National Hurricane Center, as quoted in CNN. Experts say this hurricane season will be far from normal.
MitKat Advisory
3mo
Hurricane Beryl has made landfall on the Gulf Coast of Texas as Category 1 hurricane. Beryl hit near the coastal town of Metagorda, Texas, 85 miles southwest of Houston with sustained wind speed of 80 mph. Dangerous and potentially life-threatening storm surges, flash flooding, and strong winds are possible. State disaster declarations have been made in 121 counties and many energy customers are without power. Beryl weakened to a tropical storm after causing havoc in the Caribbean and Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, but strengthened Sunday from the hot air of the Gulf. (Source: NBC News)
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3moHurricane Beryl has scrapped southern part of Jamaica with Category 4 destructive winds as high as 225 km/h. The hurricane is now nearing Cayman Islands with devastating hurricane-force winds, life-threatening storm surges and damaging waves. Damaging winds, a dangerous storm surge and heavy rainfall are expected over portions of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula and Belize beginning Thursday night. There remains uncertainty in the track and intensity forecast of Beryl over the Western Gulf of Mexico this weekend. Authorities and businesses in Southern Texas are monitoring the progress of the hurricane and putting in place preventive measures. The only silver lining is that globally this may be a below average year for tropical cyclones except the Atlantic which is experiencing unusually warm waters at this time of the year.