Record-Breaking Hurricane Beryl Is Getting Stronger on a Path to Grenada.

Hurricane Beryl, a record-breaking storm, has made landfall on Carriacou Island in the Caribbean with winds of 150 miles per hour. It is just 7 mph away from becoming a Category 5 storm. The storm is expected to cause significant damage, with estimates of up to $1 billion in damages across the Caribbean. Grenada Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell and St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves have both declared emergencies. The Atlantic hurricane season is running ahead of schedule, with three storms already occurring, and experts attribute this to unusually warm temperatures in the Atlantic. Beryl is predicted to continue as a hurricane as it moves west towards the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Belize, and Honduras. [Extracted from the article]