A Mexican coastal city facing climate risk along with west-coast governance
Tropical Cyclones Polo and Nolo are intensifying and threatening Mexico’s Pacific coast and Hawaii, with warnings of life-threatening flooding, mudslides, and widespread damage. Governments are mobilising evacuations, shelters, and power restoration efforts as forecasts shift.
A hurricane is tracking toward southwestern Mexico as it fuels on record-strong El Niño waters. NOAA says Polo remains an extremely dangerous Category 5 storm, with potential for heavy rain, flooding and dangerous surf along the Pacific coast; no landfall is expected but residents face urgent warnings.