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Record-breaking temperatures fuelled by Hurricane Beryl’s arrival in the Caribbean

By Sarah Morland (Reuters) – Powerful Cyclone Beryl became the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season and the earliest storm on record to reach Category 5 strength before weakening to Category 4 as it moved towards Jamaica on Wednesday. Record-breaking sea temperatures are fueling what scientists say will be a very dangerous hurricane season,… Read More »

We’re unravelling traces of ancient hurricanes on the seabed, and evidence from thousands of years of Atlantic storms isn’t good news for coastlines

If you look at the history of Atlantic hurricanes since the late 1800s, you can see that hurricane frequency has increased. While 2020 was the year with the highest number of tropical cyclones in the Atlantic with 31, 2021 witnessed the third highest number of cyclones after 2005. The last decade has seen five of… Read More »