There has never been a Category 5 hurricane this early. In fact, until a few days ago there had never been a Category 4 hurricane this early.
We are witnessing the result of capitalism gone wild, with Earth’s climate and ecosystem thrown dangerously out of balance.
Hurricane Beryl became the earliest Category 5 on record overnight following a historic Windward Islands landfall earlier Monday. It's not done yet, with Beryl likely to spread its impacts across Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, and the Yucatan Peninsula.
Beryl is the earliest hurricane to reach Category 5 strength on record in the Atlantic, and it beat the previous record by more than two weeks. The previous earliest Category 5 was Hurricane Emily on July 16 during the hyperactive 2005 Atlantic hurricane season.