Hurricane Polo Intensifies, Raising Pacific Risks

Chronology

1. 22-09-2026
   Hurricane Polo Intensifies Off Mexico

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   Hurricane Polo rapidly strengthened from a Category 4 storm into a Category 5 hurricane over the eastern Pacific, with reported maximum sustained winds of roughly 160–165 mph. Forecasts kept its core offshore as it turned northwest, making a direct landfall unlikely, but a tropic…
2. 23-09-2026
   Hurricane Polo and El Niño Raise Pacific Risks

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   Hurricane Polo rapidly intensified into an exceptionally powerful Category 5 storm before weakening to Category 4, while remaining offshore of southwestern Mexico. Although its center was forecast to skirt the coast rather than make landfall, outer rainbands and prolonged heavy r…