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Jamaica's female farmers rebuild after Hurricane Beryl through women-led cash voucher program
Read full article: Jamaica's female farmers rebuild after Hurricane Beryl through women-led cash voucher programMore than two months after Hurricane Beryl, the strongest July Atlantic hurricane on record, some farmers in Jamaica are still unable to restore their crops and repair their homes.
Texas deaths from Hurricane Beryl climb to at least 36, including more who lost power in heat
Read full article: Texas deaths from Hurricane Beryl climb to at least 36, including more who lost power in heatA rising number of heat-related deaths in Texas among residents who lost power during Hurricane Beryl has pushed the number of storm fatalities to at least 36.
Heat-related Texas deaths climb after Beryl left millions without power for days or longer
Read full article: Heat-related Texas deaths climb after Beryl left millions without power for days or longerThe number of heat-related deaths in Texas is rising among residents who lost power during Hurricane Beryl.
Tropical Atlantic lies dormant into next week
Read full article: Tropical Atlantic lies dormant into next weekIt’s been 9 days since the last active tropical system in the Atlantic and 18 days since the last named storm – Tropical Storm Chris – formed. Of course, by the first week of July, the Atlantic managed to notch its most active start to a hurricane season on record – courtesy of long-lived, Category 5 Hurricane Beryl – and activity through July 18th is more like what we’d expect through the end of August.
Texas governor criticizes Houston energy as utility says power will be mostly restored by Wednesday
Read full article: Texas governor criticizes Houston energy as utility says power will be mostly restored by WednesdayThe Houston area’s main utility company says it expects to have power restored to most residents by Wednesday.
Looking ahead to the back half of July in the tropics
Read full article: Looking ahead to the back half of July in the tropicsIt’s only been a week since Hurricane Beryl slammed the Texas coast, knocking out power to over 2 million customers – most notably in the Houston area – for days on end, leaving Texans basting under the stifling summer heat.
In beachy Galveston, locals buckle down without power after Beryl's blow during peak tourist season
Read full article: In beachy Galveston, locals buckle down without power after Beryl's blow during peak tourist seasonElectricity will likely be out another week for hundreds of thousands of people in the Houston after Hurricane Beryl tore down trees and power lines.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott demands answers as customers remain without power after Beryl
Read full article: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott demands answers as customers remain without power after BerylWith around 270,000 homes and businesses still without power in the Houston area almost a week after Hurricane Beryl hit Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott says he’s demanding an investigation into the response of the utility that serves the Houston area.
Houston community groups strain to keep feeding and cooling a city battered by repeat storms
Read full article: Houston community groups strain to keep feeding and cooling a city battered by repeat stormsIn the wake of Hurricane Beryl, fresh food and cool air are coming from Houston community groups that have honed their disaster services in a city frequently battered by extreme weather.
Houston hospitals report spike in heat-related illness during widespread storm power outages
Read full article: Houston hospitals report spike in heat-related illness during widespread storm power outagesMedical officials in Houston say widespread power outages caused by Hurricane Beryl have flooded area hospitals with patients seeking treatment for heat-related illnesses and carbon monoxide poisoning due to using home generators improperly.
Caribbean seeks help in fighting climate change after Hurricane Beryl devastates small islands
Read full article: Caribbean seeks help in fighting climate change after Hurricane Beryl devastates small islandsCaribbean officials are demanding more access to funding and help in fighting climate change just weeks after Hurricane Beryl devastated the region.
Just a Category 1 hurricane? Don’t be fooled by a number — It could be more devastating than a Cat 5
Read full article: Just a Category 1 hurricane? Don’t be fooled by a number — It could be more devastating than a Cat 5Former Federal Emergency Management Director Craig Fugate has some advice for people following storms: Don't judge their severity on how big a number they've been assigned.
At least 200 crocodiles crawl into cities as heavy rains hit northern Mexico, near Texas
Read full article: At least 200 crocodiles crawl into cities as heavy rains hit northern Mexico, near TexasIn the northern Mexico border state of Tamaulipas, across from Texas, heavy rains associated with Hurricane Beryl and the earlier Tropical Storm Alberto have led at least 200 crocodiles to enter urban areas.
Vermonters, pummeled by floods exactly a year apart, are assessing damage, beginning cleanup
Read full article: Vermonters, pummeled by floods exactly a year apart, are assessing damage, beginning cleanupGov. Phil Scott says Vermont is better positioned to recover from floods caused by the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl thanks to lessons learned from another devastating flood exactly a year ago.
Officials plead for $9 million in aid weeks after Hurricane Beryl devastates the southeast Caribbean
Read full article: Officials plead for $9 million in aid weeks after Hurricane Beryl devastates the southeast CaribbeanOfficials say people in the southeast Caribbean urgently need food, water and shelter nearly two weeks after Hurricane Beryl crushed the region as a Category 4 storm.
Houston keeps buckling under storms like Beryl. The fixes aren't coming fast enough
Read full article: Houston keeps buckling under storms like Beryl. The fixes aren't coming fast enoughAs Houston slowly struggles to recover after Hurricane Beryl left millions without power, experts say it's time to rethink how cities are preparing for and responding to weather disasters.
Half a million Houston-area homes and businesses still won't have power into next week
Read full article: Half a million Houston-area homes and businesses still won't have power into next weekA utility company executive warns that about half a million Houston-area homes and businesses still won't have electricity into next week as wide outages from Hurricane Beryl drag on.
Hundreds of thousands are still without power in the Houston area. Here's how it happened
Read full article: Hundreds of thousands are still without power in the Houston area. Here's how it happenedHundreds of thousands of people in the Houston area likely won't have power restored until next week, as the city swelters in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl.
Hurricane Beryl: How to contribute to relief efforts
Read full article: Hurricane Beryl: How to contribute to relief effortsHurricane Beryl’s estimated death toll was 18 including 11 in the Caribbean and six in Texas. It left millions without power and many people in need picking up the pieces in Texas, Louisiana, and the Caribbean.
Insurers hike rates as extreme storms like Beryl proliferate, bringing forecasts for fatter profits
Read full article: Insurers hike rates as extreme storms like Beryl proliferate, bringing forecasts for fatter profitsDestructive storms like Hurricane Beryl that knocked out power to 3 million homes and businesses in Texas are growing more frequent and intense, and insurers are jacking up rates in response.
Experts up hurricane season forecast, call Beryl a harbinger of a hyperactive season
Read full article: Experts up hurricane season forecast, call Beryl a harbinger of a hyperactive seasonBeryl – the record-setting hurricane that struck Texas Monday – is likely a harbinger of a hyperactive season, according to updated hurricane season predictions issued Tuesday from experts at Colorado State University.
Hurricane Beryl's remnants drop tornadoes and heavy rain from Great Lakes to New England
Read full article: Hurricane Beryl's remnants drop tornadoes and heavy rain from Great Lakes to New EnglandThe remnants of Hurricane Beryl have dropped tornadoes and are threatening flooding as the system churns into Canada and the northeastern U.S. after leaving millions in the Houston area without power.
Pressure mounts on Houston power company to quickly restore service as city sweats after Beryl
Read full article: Pressure mounts on Houston power company to quickly restore service as city sweats after BerylHouston’s primary utility company has come under mounting pressure over its response to Hurricane Beryl.
Tropical Atlantic rests in the wake of Beryl
Read full article: Tropical Atlantic rests in the wake of BerylThe eyewall of Hurricane Beryl – the ring of strongest winds and heaviest rain surrounding the eye – scraped through the Houston-Galveston area Monday morning, plunging over 2 million customers into darkness and delivering the strongest winds to the metro and highest storm surge into Galveston Bay since Hurricane Ike in 2008.
Frustrations mount in the Houston heat after Beryl moves on and leaves millions without power
Read full article: Frustrations mount in the Houston heat after Beryl moves on and leaves millions without powerFrustration is mounting that Houston appeared to buckle under a storm not as powerful as previous ones.
Beryl strikes Texas as the earliest U.S. hurricane landfall in 10 years
Read full article: Beryl strikes Texas as the earliest U.S. hurricane landfall in 10 yearsAfter an over 5,000-mile journey through the Atlantic, the disturbance we began discussing in this newsletter 14 days ago, before it even rolled off Africa, which grew into the strongest June hurricane and earliest Category 5 on record, made its final landing near Matagorda, about 90 miles southwest of Galveston, on the middle Texas coast as an 80 mph Category 1 hurricane before daybreak Monday.
CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Heat and a hurricane descend on the U.S., other wild weather around the world
Read full article: CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Heat and a hurricane descend on the U.S., other wild weather around the worldAs Hurricane Beryl batters Texas, the world is set for another week of wild weather as human-caused climate change makes extremes like these more likely.
Is it a hurricane or a tropical storm? Here's a breakdown of extreme weather terms
Read full article: Is it a hurricane or a tropical storm? Here's a breakdown of extreme weather termsBeryl regained hurricane strength over the weekend after a short downgrade to a tropical storm as it weakened over land.
Beryl weakens to tropical depression after slamming into Texas as Category 1 hurricane
Read full article: Beryl weakens to tropical depression after slamming into Texas as Category 1 hurricaneAfter Hurricane Beryl slammed into Texas, knocking out power to nearly 3 million homes and businesses and killing at least three people it moved east and weakened to a tropical depression.
Bob Marley’s daughter aids in hurricane relief efforts for Jamaica and Caribbean nations
Read full article: Bob Marley’s daughter aids in hurricane relief efforts for Jamaica and Caribbean nationsBob Marley’s daughter, Cedella Marley, joined Food For The Poor in Coconut Creek Friday to aid in relief efforts for Jamaica and surrounding island nations devastated by Hurricane Beryl.
Beryl strikes north of Tulum, targets South Texas for final act
Read full article: Beryl strikes north of Tulum, targets South Texas for final actAfter another bout of unforeseen strengthening late Thursday, Beryl finally lost some muster on approach to Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula early Friday, where it struck just north of Tulum as a Category 2 hurricane.
Beryl moves into the Gulf of Mexico after battering Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, takes aim at Texas
Read full article: Beryl moves into the Gulf of Mexico after battering Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, takes aim at TexasBeryl has moved into the the Gulf of Mexico and is taking aim at the south Texas coast, after battering Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula.
‘We are family’: South Florida steps up relief efforts as Hurricane Beryl devastates Caribbean
Read full article: ‘We are family’: South Florida steps up relief efforts as Hurricane Beryl devastates CaribbeanThe Global Empowerment Mission in Doral continues its mission Thursday in spearheading a relief effort in response to Hurricane Beryl’s devastating impact on parts of the Caribbean.
Major Hurricane Beryl blowing by the Caymans on course to the Yucatán
Read full article: Major Hurricane Beryl blowing by the Caymans on course to the YucatánOn Wednesday, the eye of a resilient Category 4 Hurricane Beryl passed to within about 15 miles of Jamaica’s southwestern shoreline, scraping the southern Parish of St. Elizabeth and town of Treasure Beach with its northern eyewall and delivering Jamaica its nearest major hurricane pass since Gilbert raked over the island in September 1988.
Hurricane Beryl strengthens back into a Category 3 storm as it nears Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula
Read full article: Hurricane Beryl strengthens back into a Category 3 storm as it nears Mexico’s Yucatan PeninsulaAfter leaving a trail of destruction across the eastern Caribbean and at least nine people dead, Hurricane Beryl has strengthened back into a Category 3 storm as it chugs over open water toward Mexico’s resort-studded Yucatan Peninsula.
Mexico evacuates even sea turtle eggs from beaches as Hurricane Beryl approaches
Read full article: Mexico evacuates even sea turtle eggs from beaches as Hurricane Beryl approachesStung by past failures to prepare for hurricanes, the Mexican government is evacuating even sea turtle eggs from beaches ahead of Hurricane Beryl.
Beryl bearing down on Jamaica as a potentially devastating major hurricane
Read full article: Beryl bearing down on Jamaica as a potentially devastating major hurricaneHurricane Beryl’s rampage through the Caribbean continues today as the still-Category 4 hurricane targets Jamaica with a direct strike, bringing a storm surge of up to 9 feet, devastating winds, destructive waves, and heavy rainfall from today into early Thursday.
Hurricane Beryl roars by Jamaica after killing at least 7 people in the southeast Caribbean
Read full article: Hurricane Beryl roars by Jamaica after killing at least 7 people in the southeast CaribbeanHurricane Beryl is roaring by Jamaica, bringing fierce winds and heavy rain after the powerful Category 4 storm earlier killed at least seven people and caused significant damage in the southeast Caribbean.
Hundreds of South Florida residents evacuate Jamaica due to Hurricane Beryl
Read full article: Hundreds of South Florida residents evacuate Jamaica due to Hurricane BerylAs Hurricane Beryl barrels toward Jamaica, hundreds of evacuees arrived safely in Fort Lauderdale Tuesday, sharing stories of tense preparations and concern for those left behind.
South Florida relief organizations rally to help Caribbean following Hurricane Beryl
Read full article: South Florida relief organizations rally to help Caribbean following Hurricane BerylThe Global Empowerment Mission in Doral is spearheading a relief effort in response to Hurricane Beryl’s devastating impact on parts of the Caribbean.
Beryl tops the scale as the earliest Category 5 hurricane on record
Read full article: Beryl tops the scale as the earliest Category 5 hurricane on recordAfter striking the small island of Carriacou at the entrance of the eastern Caribbean as a 150 mph Category 4 hurricane on Monday, Beryl continued to intensify through the overnight hours, becoming a 165 mph Category 5 hurricane by early Tuesday.
Beryl remains strong Category 5 hurricane; to bring life-threatening winds, storm surge to Jamaica
Read full article: Beryl remains strong Category 5 hurricane; to bring life-threatening winds, storm surge to JamaicaHurricane Beryl continues its track Tuesday across the central Caribbean Sea and is expected to bring life-threatening winds and storm surge to Jamaica on Wednesday.
How the hot water that fueled Hurricane Beryl foretells a scary storm season
Read full article: How the hot water that fueled Hurricane Beryl foretells a scary storm seasonHurricane Beryl’s explosive growth into an unprecedented early storm shows the literal hot water the Atlantic and Caribbean are in right now and the kind of season ahead.
Unprecedented and potentially catastrophic Hurricane Beryl closes in on the eastern Caribbean
Read full article: Unprecedented and potentially catastrophic Hurricane Beryl closes in on the eastern CaribbeanIn a remarkable 24-hour period over the weekend, Beryl strengthened from a tropical storm to a 130 mph hurricane, and is now on the doorstep of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada in the easternmost Caribbean as a Category 4 hurricane.