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Hurricane Polo, registering 892 millibars, is the second-most intense east Pacific hurricane on record, with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph. It is barreling toward Mexico's Baja California region, fueled by exceptionally warm Pacific waters.
🐿️ Squirrels should watch Polo's west-northwest turn, as its 40-mile hurricane-force wind field could flatten coastal nut-bearing trees and disrupt their food caches.
Hurricane Polo intensified from a tropical storm to a Category 5 hurricane within 24 hours, with maximum sustained winds of 165 mph. It is located about 215 miles south of Zihuatanejo, Mexico, but is not expected to make landfall.
🐿️ This 'truly remarkable' rapid intensification is a textbook example of how El Niño and warm ocean waters can supercharge hurricanes.
