Hurricane Beryl

A woman looks at a beach littered with trash at Bull Bay, Jamaica, in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl on July 4, 2024. - Beryl powered towards Mexico and the Cayman Islands early on July 4, threatening strong winds and a storm surge after battering Jamaica's southern coast. Beryl weakened to a Category 3 storm overnight, sustaining winds of 125 miles (200kms) an hour, but is forecast to be "at or near major hurricane intensity" while it passes by the Caymans, according to the US National Hurricane Center (NHC). (Photo by Ricardo Makyn / AFP)

Beryl foreshadows future hurricanes, says UN weather agency

The World Meteorological Organization, which is tracking Hurricane Beryl’s deadly course through the Caribbean, told AFP that more storms with its hallmarks could be expected in the future. The WMO, the United
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Residents look at a damaged drain in Shooters Hill, Jamaica, in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl on July 4,2024. - Beryl powered towards Mexico and the Cayman Islands early on July 4, threatening strong winds and a storm surge after battering Jamaica's southern coast. Beryl weakened to a Category 3 storm overnight, sustaining winds of 125 miles (200kms) an hour, but is forecast to be "at or near major hurricane intensity" while it passes by the Caymans, according to the US National Hurricane Center (NHC). (Photo by Ricardo Makyn / AFP)

Mexico girds for hit from Hurricane Beryl

Tourist resorts in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula girded Thursday for a hit from Hurricane Beryl, which is still packing ferocious winds after slamming Jamaica and then the Cayman Islands. Beryl dropped to a
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This National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/GOES satellite handout image shows Tropical Storm Beryl at 19:30UTC on June 29, 2024. - Much of the southeast Caribbean went on alert Saturday as Tropical Storm Beryl was set to undergo rapid strengthening, becoming a "dangerous" major hurricane before it crosses the Windward Islands sometimes on June 30, forecasters said. Barbados, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada all had hurricane watches in place, the US National Hurricane Center said, as Beryl swirled in the Atlantic. (Photo by HANDOUT / NOAA/GOES / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO /NOAA/GOES" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Hurricane Beryl, first of 2024 season, bears down on Caribbean

Much of the southeast Caribbean was on alert Sunday as Beryl strengthened into the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season, with forecasters warning it will swiftly become a major storm. The
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