Climate
Mexico Prepares for Dangerous Hurricane That May Not Make Landfall
Hurricane Polo has rapidly intensified into a major storm off Mexico's west coast, bringing wind gusts up to 265 km/h and heavy rain that may cause flooding and landslides. Although the storm is expected to pass about 200 km from shore without making landfall, schools are closed and ports are shutting down as precautionary measures. US researcher Philip Klotzbach attributes the rapid intensification to El Niño, a weather phenomenon causing Pacific waters to warm and disrupt ocean currents. The UN’s WMO warns this could be the strongest El Niño in forty years, echoing the devastation of Hurricane Otis in Acapulco last year.
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