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Now that Hurricane Beryl has traveled across the Atlantic and broken numerous records, such as being the earliest Category 5 storm in recorded history, what’s next for hurricane development in the Atlantic? The good news is that powerful hurricanes such as Beryl often consume heat energy, and can create upwellings of cool water. That cooler water then curbs storm formation. But Beryl may not play out that way, said climate researcher Brian McNoldy with the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science. McNoldy checked his data points and said that...

Beryl became the season’s first major hurricane on Sunday, reaching Category 4 strength as it approached the Caribbean with winds topping 130 mph, forecasters said, and late Sunday, the season saw its third storm to be named. Beryl has strengthened rapidly since forming and is likely to bring “life-threatening winds and storm surge” on its approach to the far eastern Caribbean early Monday, according to the National Hurricane Center. A Hurricane Hunter aircraft investigated the hurricane on Sunday, recording maximum sustained wind speeds of at least 130 mph with higher gusts. It is forecast...

Beryl, which became the first hurricane of the season at 5 p.m. Saturday, saw its maximum sustained winds continue increasing, reaching 85 mph at the 11 p.m. advisory. The system’s strength continued to increase, with the hurricane center — saying Beryl was “rapidly intensifying” — forecasting the storm to achieve top wind speeds of 120 mph as it sweeps through the Caribbean Sea, the hurricane center said. “Beryl is expected to be a dangerous major hurricane when it reaches the Windward Islands late Sunday night or Monday, bringing destructive hurricane-force winds and life-threatening...