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The well-known football player, Killian Mbappé, lost the sponsorship of two major Chinese sponsors and caused the cancellation of the Spanish league's retransmission in that country, after he commented in an interview about a meme with his face over who he believes is a Chinese dictator, who called "the funniest," but he is the founder of communist China, Mao Zedong.
Hurricane Simon approaches the coast of Jalisco, Mexico, where he is expected to touch ground this Sunday around noon as a category 4 cyclone. Their slow displacement increases the risk of prolonged rains, while authorities suspend non-essential activities and evacuate coastal populations.
The cyclonic tide threatens the Gulf coast, as destructive winds and sudden floods advance inwards
The powerful hurricane Isaiah touched land near Destin, Florida, on the night of Friday, October 9, as a category 2 cyclone, with winds of 168 kilometres per hour. Isaiah, who reached category 3, began to hit hours before northwest Florida. More than 20 million people are in areas under threat from the cyclone, while Florida, Alabama and Georgia have already declared a state of emergency.
For the first time in decades, the United States had no hurricane in June, the usual season for this climate phenomenon, and is at risk of being hit by Hurricane Isaiah, which has been formed in Mexico outside the season. The meteorologist and founder of Canal Meteo, Albert Martínez, explains why Isaiah was formed at this time of year and what the risks of the state of Florida are.
Hurricane Isaiah was strengthened on Thursday, October 8, and reached category 2, with winds up to 165 km per hour, while heading towards the United States coast in the Gulf of Mexico.
It's the first hurricane of the season in the Atlantic. Florida and Alabama had decreed a state of emergency and established mandatory evacuations. He was also on alert, Georgia.
Hurricane Polo approaches Baja California Sur after several days moving through the Mexican Pacific. Although it has lost intensity since it reached higher categories, the system remains dangerous and keeps authorities and coastal populations under surveillance due to the rains, strong winds and high waves that it could generate on the peninsula.
Sand sacks stacked in front of the first line beach business in Michoacán and rubble scattered in the streets. The huge waves of Hurricane Polo, which have ranged between categories 4 and 5, have hit coastal communities, causing damage to homes and businesses. Polo has shown how much destruction a hurricane can cause without even touching land.
The cyclone has resumed its strength on the Mexican Pacific coast. The States of Guerrero, Michoacán, Oaxaca, Colima and Jalisco are on alert.
In less than 24 hours, Hurricane Polo went from a category 1 to category 5 storm, one of the strongest in the Pacific Ocean in recent decades. Although it is far from the Mexican coast, strong waves and winds could cause serious damage. President Claudia Sheinbaum said that the hurricane is not expected to touch land, but to pass near Aztec territory, so sudden floods and landslides could occur.
The authorities maintain surveillance over five States as the cyclone progresses without a direct impact on land for now.
Polo was strengthened in a few hours to the highest level on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Its expected trajectory marks a parallel advance to the coasts of Mexico, but it generates alerts in some states.
The classes are suspended at points of Guerrero and Michoacán. Authorities also issue warnings in Oaxaca, Jalisco and Colima for heavy rains, high waves and possible landslides
