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Hurricane Polo hits highest category as climate factors intensify storm

Original: Climate change and El Niño pushed explosive hurricane ‘Polo’ to the highest category

Hurricane Polo rapidly intensified to the highest storm category, with scientists attributing the explosive strengthening to climate change and the El Niño phenomenon. El País reports that warm ocean conditions linked to both drivers fueled the hurricane's abrupt escalation, underscoring how warming seas are producing more intense and rapidly developing tropical storms in the Pacific.

Why now: The hurricane's rapid intensification to the top category has focused attention on the role of climate change and El Niño in extreme weather.

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• Climate change and El Niño pushed explosive hurricane ‘Polo’ to the highest category · EL PAÍS English
• Climate change and El Niño pushed explosive hurricane ‘Polo’ to the highest category · EL PAÍS English

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