The Atlantic

Hurricane Beryl Is a Terrifying Omen

This season’s first major storm broke records. How bad will the rest be?
Source: Ricardo Mazalan / AP

Hurricane Beryl is an unprecedented storm. It’s been since certain parts of the Caribbean have experienced a storm this brutal. Over just a few days, Beryl has ripped through the region, on the islands in its path. The doors and roofs have been torn off homes. Trees have been snapped in half and branches thrown into the street. Cows have been killed in the fields where they grazed. At least six people in the storm, and officials expect the number to rise. According to the prime minister of Grenada, the, in just half an hour. And that was all before Beryl leveled up to Category 5 last night, reaching wind speeds of 165 miles an hour.

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