Beryl sets precedent for 'very dangerous hurricane season,' world met agency says

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GENEVA: Hurricane Beryl, which has strengthened to a Category 5 storm, is setting the tone for a "very dangerous" hurricane season, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday (Jul 2).

, is setting the tone for a"very dangerous" hurricane season, the World Meteorological Organization said on Tuesday .

"It's the earliest Category 5 hurricane on record in the Atlantic, Caribbean and Central American basin," WMO spokesperson Clare Nullis told reporters in Geneva. A Category 5 hurricane under the five-step Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale brings winds of 252 kmh or higher, capable of causing catastrophic damage including the destruction of homes and infrastructure.

"We fear what is happening with Hurricane Beryl, which has hit very, very small islands in the Caribbean that are not used to this size of hurricane."

 

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