Tag Archives: tropical storms

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 »

Should we convert it to Category 6? Some call for larger hurricane category as warming fuels storms

A handful of super-strong tropical storms in the past decade and the possibility of more have led several experts to propose a new category of major hurricanes: Category 6. Research shows that the strongest tropical storms are becoming more intense due to climate change. So the traditional five-category Saffir-Simpson scale, developed more than 50 years… Read More »