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  "id": 9634389,
  "title": "Hurricane Polo, having regained strength, drenches the Pacific coast and heads for Baja",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/hurricane-polo-having-regained-strength-drenches-the-pacific-coast",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T21:52:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mexico News Daily",
    "slug": "mexico-news-daily",
    "url": "https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/hurricane-polo-having-regained-strength-drenches-west-coast-and-heads-for-baja/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hurricane Polo, now a Category 4 storm, continues to bring torrential rain and destructive winds to coastal regions of Mexico. The National Meteorological Service has warned of the possibility of \"very heavy to locally intense rainfall\" across western and southern states, including Colima, Jalisco, Michoacán, and Guerrero. The U.S. National Hurricane Center predicts tropical storm conditions from Tecpan de Galeana, Guerrero, to Manzanillo, Colima.\n\nWith winds reaching up to 40 miles from the center and tropical storm-force winds extending 125 miles, the storm poses a significant threat to the region. Despite a recent decline in strength, Polo is expected to regain its power and may even strengthen further. The hurricane, which has remained offshore rather than making landfall, is currently located 175 miles west-southwest of Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, and is moving northwest at 9 mph.",
  "summary": "The Pacific cyclone has behaved oddly, intensifying from a “disorganized tropical depression” to a dangerous Category 5 hurricane with unprecedented speed, and reaching high temperatures unrecorded since 2005. The post Hurricane Polo, having regained strength, drenches the Pacific coast and heads for Baja appeared first on Mexico News Daily",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Live Science",
        "title": "How did Hurricane Polo get so powerful?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/how-did-hurricane-polo-get-so-powerful",
        "published": "2026-09-23T18:46:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "Hurricane Polo fuels fears of landslides in Mexico as Nolo closes in on Hawaii",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/hurricane-polo-fuels-fears-of-landslides-in-mexico-as-nolo-closes-in",
        "published": "2026-09-24T03:19:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Hurricane Polo brings powerful waves to Mexico's Pacific coast",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/hurricane-polo-brings-powerful-waves-to-mexicos-pacific-coast",
        "published": "2026-09-24T07:20:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Offshore Hurricane Polo sends rain into Mexico’s coast as Nolo nears Hawaii",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/offshore-hurricane-polo-sends-rain-into-mexicos-coast-as-nolo-nears",
        "published": "2026-09-24T08:21:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Fears of flooding, landslides as Hurricane Polo churns off Mexico coast",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/fears-of-flooding-landslides-as-hurricane-polo-churns-off-mexico-coast",
        "published": "2026-09-24T09:53:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Knowledge Nugget | Hurricane Polo: What it tells us about tropical cyclones",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/knowledge-nugget-hurricane-polo-what-it-tells-us-about-tropical",
        "published": "2026-09-24T10:27:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Hurricane Polo brings fears of heavy rain and landslides in Mexico",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/hurricane-polo-brings-fears-of-heavy-rain-and-landslides-in-mexico",
        "published": "2026-09-24T13:02:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "El Pais English",
        "title": "Acapulco shuts down amid fear of Hurricane Polo: ‘Three days not knowing what’s going to happen’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/acapulco-shuts-down-amid-fear-of-hurricane-polo-three-days-not",
        "published": "2026-09-24T13:23:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Phys.org",
        "title": "Hurricane Polo triggers huge waves in coastal Mexican city",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/hurricane-polo-triggers-huge-waves-in-coastal-mexican-city",
        "published": "2026-09-24T16:43:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Hurricane Polo lashes Mexico coast as Nolo strengthens near Hawaii",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/hurricane-polo-lashes-mexico-coast-as-nolo-strengthens-near-hawaii",
        "published": "2026-09-24T22:39:37.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}