Hurricane Beryl: Record-breaking sign of warming world

8 hours agoBy Mark Poynting, Climate reporterReutersHurricane Beryl devastated St. Vincent and the GrenadinesHurricane Beryl is wreaking havoc in parts of the Caribbean – and putting the role of climate change under the spotlight.With maximum sustained wind speeds of more than 160mph (257km/h), it became the earliest category five Atlantic hurricane in records going back around 100 years.In fact, there has only…