Record Ocean Warmth Fuels Beryl to Cat 5 Intensity
Jul 3, 2024
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Beryl took advantage of unusually warm ocean water and low wind shear to become the earliest Category 5 hurricane on record. The video below shows how Beryl took a near perfect track over the highest heat content water in the Atlantic as well as some amazing satellite imagery.
Most satellite loops came from here: https://satlib.cira.colostate.edu/event/hurricane-beryl/
Other loops from here: https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES/index.php
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