The American National Hurricane Center (NHC) announced on Monday evening, July 1, that Hurricane Beryl, which threatens the Antilles, has been upgraded to Category 5, “potentially catastrophic.”
Hurricane Beryl, which threatens the Caribbean, is now classified as a Category 5, “potentially catastrophic”by the American National Hurricane Center (NHC), reports BFMTV Tuesday, July 2. The hurricane was upgraded to Category 5 on Monday evening. According to the NHC, the hurricane will hit Jamaica “later in the week” with “winds and storms that can threaten the lives of residents.”
According to information from 1ère on Monday, the Grenadine Islands, which were hit by the cyclone, are now cut off from the world. The inhabitants no longer have access to the Internet or other means of communication and the 32 islets that make up the Grenadines are all devastated. At the end of the day on Monday, 5,000 EDF customers were without electricity in Martinique after the rains and storms caused by the proximity of Hurricane Beryl. It passed 200 kilometers from the island’s coast.
Tropical storm hits southern coasts of Haiti and Dominican Republic
According to the NHC, Beryl, at tropical storm stage, is threatening the southern coasts of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The tropical storm warning indicates that severe weather is expected to reach the areas mentioned within 36 hours. Additional warnings may be issued Tuesday for the Cayman Islands and the northwestern Caribbean as Hurricane Beryl continues on its path.
This particularly intense and early start to the hurricane season is explained by the development of the La Niña weather phenomenon and by high temperatures, reports the American National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). This is a direct consequence of climate change, which intensifies and makes extreme weather events more frequent.
published on July 2 at 06:44, Philippine Rouviere Flamand, Capucine Trollion, 6Medias
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