This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The prime minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) has decried a lack of political will in Western Europe and the US to tackle the global climate crisis as Hurricane Beryl has made landfall as an “extremely dangerous” category 4 storm. Speaking from his residence in SVG on Monday, Ralph Gonsalves described the unfolding catastrophe as the “monster” storm ripped off rooftops, including that of the 204-year-old St George’s Anglican cathedral in the country’s capital, Kingstown. “We have no electricity, and while I am talking to you, the rain is beating on the official prime minister’s residence, and the winds are howling.
As Hurricane Beryl Makes Landfall, Caribbean Leader Calls Out Climate Hypocrisy
Natricia Duncan, Mother Jones
Tue, 07/02/2024 - 8:37am
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- As Hurricane Beryl Makes Landfall, Caribbean Leader Calls Out Climate Hypocrisy
Prime Minister Gonsalves of St. Vincent and the Grenadines calls out Western nations for inaction on climate change.
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07/2/2024 - 4:37 am | View Link - Hurricane Beryl makes landfall with 150 mph winds on Caribbean island
"Take action now to protect your life!" the National Hurricane Center told people in the Windward Islands on Monday morning, as landfall was imminent near the Grenadine Islands and Carriacou Island.
07/1/2024 - 7:29 am | View Link - Beryl makes landfall as Category 4 hurricane on Caribbean island of Carriacou in Grenada
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