hurricane polo

Climate

Study links Hurricane Polo's rapid intensification to both climate change and El Niño

Hurricane Polo reached Category 5 in about a day, and a scientific study attributes that rapid strengthening to a combination of climate change and El Niño, according to El País and The Associated Press.

Climate

Hurricane Polo makes landfall in Mexico's Baja California Sur, BBC News reports

Hurricane Polo came ashore on Mexico's northern Pacific coast with strong winds and heavy rain and was forecast to cross the peninsula toward Sonora, according to BBC News, which also reported a risk of heavy rain in parts of the southwestern United States.