 with the potential for catastrophic damage and loss of life. Beryl is the earliest hurricane on record to reach category 5 strength. NPR's Michael Copley says climate change is fueling these storms. This is a big storm and it got big fast. And that's exactly the kind of thing climate scientists have been expecting. We're seeing record high ocean temperatures which fuel hurricanes and those record temperatures are being driven by climate change. Burning fossil fuels releases gases like carbon dioxide