Polo, a current hurricane intensifying as El Niño warms the ocean, threatens Mexico and parts of the U.S. with life‑threatening floods and landslides.
Hurricane Polo has intensified to Category 5 with a trajectory toward Mexico’s Pacific coast, while Hawaii faces potential impacts from Nolo. An unusually warm Pacific, driven by El Niño, is fueling extreme weather, with heavy rains and flooding a risk in several regions.