https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9r3g572lrno
"Hurricane Beryl has wreaked havoc in parts of the Caribbean – and put the role
of climate change under the spotlight.
With maximum sustained wind speeds of more than 160mph (257km/h), it became the
earliest category five Atlantic hurricane in records going back around 100
years.
In fact, there has only been one previous recorded case of a category five
Atlantic hurricane in July – Hurricane Emily, on 16 July 2005.
The causes of individual storms are complex, making it difficult to fully
attribute specific cases to climate change.
But exceptionally high sea surface temperatures are seen as a key reason why
Hurricane Beryl has been so powerful.
Usually, such strong storms only develop later in the season, after the seas
have heated up through the summer."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
