Bridgetown, Barbados (AFP) – Beryl, the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season, slammed into the Caribbean island of Carriacou, which is part of Grenada, on Monday as a powerful Category 4 storm, the National Hurricane Center said.

“The eye of #Beryl has made landfall on Carriacou Island,” the NHC wrote on X, warning residents in a separate bulletin of “life-threatening conditions” and that “winds will rapidly increase within the eyewall.”

bfm/dw

© Agence France-Presse

Featured image credit: wirestock | Freepik

Graphic news (s. climate, science, nature)
France pushes back plastic cup ban by four yearsNews

France pushes back plastic cup ban by four years

Paris, France | AFP The French government on Tuesday postponed a ban on plastic throwaway cups by four years to 2030 because of difficulties finding alternatives.…
SourceSourceDecember 30, 2025 Full article
Image: Puffin sits on a grassy cliffside
Wildlife populations plunge 73% since 1970: WWFNews

Wildlife populations plunge 73% since 1970: WWF

Paris, France (AFP) - Wild populations of monitored animal species have plummeted over 70 percent in the last half-century, according to the latest edition of…
SourceSourceOctober 10, 2024 Full article
Graphic news (s. climate, science, research, scientists. emission targets, floods, environment)
UN-backed climate banking alliance ceases operationsNews

UN-backed climate banking alliance ceases operations

Paris, France | AFP The Net-Zero Banking Alliance, a UN-backed initiative seeking carbon neutral investments by banks, announced Friday its immediate shutdown -- at a time…
SourceSourceOctober 3, 2025 Full article