Hurricane Polo Churns Off Mexico's Pacific Coast, 'One of the Strongest Storms Ever'
The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Polo reached 255 km/h winds as forecasters warned of flooding and mudslides along Mexico's Pacific coast.
- On Wednesday, Hurricane Polo remained a powerful storm off Mexico's Pacific coast near Zihuatanejo, packing maximum sustained winds of 255 km/h. The U.S. National Hurricane Center reported the system moved north at four kilometres per hour.
- Atmospheric scientist Phil Klotzbach attributed the rapid intensification to El Niño, which has created warmer waters and wind patterns in the Pacific that fuel hurricane development. He said, "There are all the ingredients that hurricanes need to get really strong, really fast."
- Mexican authorities suspended classes on Tuesday in several areas, while the navy closed ports in Guerrero and Michoacán to protect civilians. Restaurant owner Concepción López Villegas fears powerful waves will destroy her seaside business.
- Experts indicate the hurricane is not likely to make direct landfall, according to Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. The U.S. Embassy warned citizens of life-threatening flooding and mudslides, instructing them to avoid beaches and heed local warnings.
- Elsewhere, Hurricane Odalys strengthened to Category 1 off Baja California without threatening land. Polo's intensity ranks among the region's strongest in decades, comparable to 2015's Hurricane Patricia, which reached 346 km/h.
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Hurricane Polo off Mexican coast is among 'the strongest storms ever,' fueled by El Niño
Polo has grown into one of the most powerful Pacific cyclones in decades off the coast of Mexico, with a rapid intensification attributed to the warmer waters and wind patterns of El Niño. Another Pacific system, Odalys, also strengthened to a hurricane without threatening land.
Hurricane Polo churns off Mexico's Pacific coast, 'one of the strongest storms ever'
Hurricane Polo grew into one of the most powerful Pacific cyclones in decades on Tuesday, and it was expected to skirt Mexico’s southwestern coast as a Category 5 hurricane. Polo was an “extremely dangerous” storm with maximum sustained winds of 175 mph (280 kph), the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said in an update from an NOAA [...]
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Meanwhile, Odalys has strengthened from a tropical storm to a Category 1 hurricane.
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