Tag: Hurricane
Live Updates: Beryl Strengthens Into Hurricane Ahead of Landfall in Texas
Over the course of a few short days, Beryl rapidly intensified from a tropical storm to a Category 5 hurricane last week, setting records for the earliest point in a season that a storm has grown so big. This quick escalation was a direct result of the above-average sea surface temperatures as well as a …
Tropical Storm Beryl Live Updates: Texas Coast Under Hurricane Warnings
The risk of hurricane-induced power outages could become 50 percent higher in some areas of the United States, including Puerto Rico, because of climate change in the coming decades, according to a new analysis. Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the Electric Power Research Institute mapped how future hurricanes could affect power supplies, allowing …
Under Hurricane Watch, Texas Braces for Beryl as Tropical Storm Enters Gulf
Texas was bracing for Tropical Storm Beryl as it crossed the Gulf of Mexico early Saturday, and a hurricane watch was issued for the state’s southern coast. Hours earlier, the storm made landfall in Mexico as a Category 2 hurricane. Damaging winds and storm surge battered the Mexican coast, leaving snapped trees and power outages …