Around the world | Arabia Weather publishes a report showing a comparison between Hurricane Jamie in the Pacific Ocean and Beryl in the Atlantic Ocean

Arabia Weather - The impact of Hurricane Jaime, which formed in the Pacific Ocean on the 19th of July, ended and struck the Philippines, Taiwan, and eastern China with strong winds and rain exceeding 2,000 mm in Taiwan, causing major material and land losses after it began as a tropical depression in the eastern part of the Pacific Ocean.

Weather forecasters at the Arab Weather Center said that after the end of the impact of Hurricane Jaime in the Pacific Ocean, and before it Hurricane Beryl, which formed in the Atlantic Ocean, fears of a strong and exceptional hurricane season are increasing in light of the significant rise in ocean water temperature, which is considered the fuel for the formation of hurricanes. With the start of the season approaching.

The specialists in “Arab Weather” made a comparison between Hurricanes Jamie (in the Pacific Ocean) and Beryl (in the Atlantic Ocean), and it was as follows:

Category

• Hurricane Jaime: Category 3
• Hurricane Beryl, Category 5

Formation area

• Jaime: The Pacific Ocean is 125 north 24 east latitude
• Beryl: Atlantic Ocean, latitude 15 north 75 west

Effect time

• Jaime: From July 19 - 26, 2024
• Beryl: June 28 to July 8, 2024

Maximum wind speed

• Jaime: 227 km/h
• Beryl: 266 km/h

Highest amount of precipitation

• Jaime: 2200mm in Taiwan
• Beryl: 344 mm south of Houston

Lowest atmospheric pressure

• Jaime: 936 millibars
• Beryl: 934 millibars

Affected areas

• Jaime: Philippines, Taiwan, eastern China
• Beryl: The Caribbean, the Yucatán Peninsula, and the Gulf Coast of the United States

Damage and losses

Jaime:

• 33 people killed
• Losses amounting to $25 million

Beryl:

• Losses estimated at about $6.2 billion
• 64 people killed

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