Reported 12 months ago
As of 6:39 am on July 2, 2024, Hurricane Elsa currently raging in the Caribbean has rapidly strengthened to become the earliest Category 5 hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic. Typically, hurricanes of this magnitude do not appear until mid-August, making Elsa nearly two months ahead of schedule. Several Caribbean island nations, including Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, are bracing for potential wind speeds of up to Category 5 and waves as high as 12 meters. The impact of the hurricane is not limited to the land, with reports of at least one casualty in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines due to power and water outages. The unusually early and powerful hurricane is attributed to warming sea temperatures, which intensify and fuel extreme weather events like this.
Source: YAHOO