Hurricane Beryl right now is pummeling several island nations in the Caribbean with wind gusts in excess of 150 mph and storm surges of up to 9 feet. For years, climate scientists have been telling us that climate change means average global temperatures are going up and the temperature of the oceans is rising. Warmer air holds more moisture, which means today’s storms bring more rain.
By Sunday morning, countries across the eastern Caribbean, including SVG, Barbados, Grenada, and St Lucia, had been put on hurricane watch. Before the end of the day, a full-blown state of emergency declaration was issued on some islands, with curfews and restrictions on movement.
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