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Hurricane Polo lashes Mexico as Nolo strengthens near Hawaii
Mexico's southwestern communities brace for Hurricane Polo, while Hawaii faces its third hurricane threat of the year.
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Hurricane Polo
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Hurricane Polo brings fears of heavy rain and landslides in Mexico
Heavy rains could cause life-threatening flooding and landslides in Mexico, the US National Hurricane Center warned.
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Fears of flooding, landslides as Hurricane Polo churns off Mexico coast
Residents of Mexico's Pacific beach towns were preparing for heavy rain and dangerous surf on Wednesday as Hurricane Polo, a powerful Category 4 storm, tracked northwestward just offshore, threatening flooding and mudslides along the country's southwestern coast.
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Did El Niño turn Hurricane Polo into the most powerful storm of the season?
The BBC's Courtney Sargent explains how El Niño could have rapidly turned Hurricane Polo into one of the Pacific season's most powerful storms.
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Mexico braces for Hurricane Polo gathering strength
Hurricane Polo, one of the strongest Pacific cyclones in decades, brought dangerous waves and heavy rain to Mexico.
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Hurricane Polo churns off Mexico
Hurricane Polo has strengthened into one of the most powerful Pacific cyclones in decades and is expected to skirt Mexico’s southwestern coast as a Category 5 storm. The Miami-based National Hurricane Center described Polo as an “extremely dangerous” storm, with maximum sustained winds of 165 miles per hour.
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Hurricane Polo downgraded but remains 'very powerful' off coast of Mexico
The large storm in the Pacific Ocean is being driven by warm waters caused by the El Niño weather phenomenon.