Satellite Images Show Hurricane Polo's Intensification After El Niño Boost
Hurricane Polo "intensified exceptionally quickly," one expert told Newsweek, after it reached Category 5 strength.
Hurricane Polo intensified rapidly in the Pacific, likely fueled by warm ocean conditions associated with the strongest El Niño on record, meteorologists say. The storm, classified as a Category 4 hurricane, may have benefited from very warm waters southwest of Mexico, extending deep into the ocean, providing ample fuel for its rapid intensification.
Polo was positioned around 165 miles south of Zihuatanejo, Mexico, drifting northward, and is expected to remain offshore. Coastal portions of Guerrero and Michoacán, as well as coastal Oaxaca, Colima, and Jalisco, could receive between three and six inches of rain, potentially causing life-threatening flooding and mudslides.
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