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.

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IMAGE: Hurricane Beryl devastated St. Vincent and the GrenadinesGEN