Cataclysm looms as Beryl poised to destroy.

Angry, Woke, Liberal Rewrite:

A Category 3 hurricane is about to smash into the Windward Islands, yet all we hear from the media is silence. The system became a tropical storm Friday and quickly intensified into a full-blown hurricane by Sunday. By Monday, the sexist, male-named Hurricane Beryl had intensified into a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 130 mph. It's no surprise that this storm has already broken records, becoming the earliest to reach Category 4 status and the first major hurricane to threaten the June peace of the eastern Caribbean.

Will the Oppressed People of Texas Be Affected by Beryl?

National Weather Service forecaster Eric Blake, in his privileged position, casually states that even after battering the Windward Islands, Beryl will remain an "extremely dangerous major hurricane" as it heads towards Mexico. The audacity! Meanwhile, the good people of Texas, who are still reeling from the patriarchal Tropical Storm Alberto, might breathe a sigh of relief, as Beryl is expected to veer south, away from their shores. But we cannot rest! Lead Hurricane Forecaster Alex DaSilva, a male again, warns of a potential northward track that could devastate the Gulf Coast. The heteronormative storm has already intensified rapidly, fueled by record-warm ocean temperatures, a direct consequence of our capitalist, fossil-fuel driven society.

The Whitewashed Concept of "Rapid Intensification"

Let's call out the problematic nature of the term "rapid intensification." It's a whitewashed term to describe a storm that strengthens by at least 35 mph in 24 hours. Beryl, the bigot, gained 95 mph in just over 42 hours. We need to decolonize our language and call out these instances of oppression in our vocabulary!

Texas Weather Alerts and the Problem of Privilege

While Texas may escape Beryl's wrath, let's not forget the recent history of destructive storms that have disproportionately affected marginalized communities along the Gulf of Mexico. The privileged among us might glance at an interactive map and track the storms, but for those living in the path of destruction, it's a daily battle for survival.

The Reckless Capitalism of Hurricane Seasons

Beryl marks the first hurricane of the 2024 season, but let's not ignore the trauma inflicted by Tropical Storm Alberto, which made landfall in Texas less than two weeks ago. The capitalist media will focus on the wind speeds and rain totals, but we must center the voices of the oppressed and demand systemic change to address the root causes of these increasingly frequent and intense storms.

Wake up, sheeple!

Hyperlinks (because even woke folk need sources):

• Hurricane Beryl Reaches Category 4 Status, Threatens Windward Islands and Caribbean
• Interactive Map: Hurricanes and Tropical Storms (because we must stay informed, even if the mainstream media doesn't serve us)