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Study says global warming did more than El Niño to turbocharge Hurricane Polo

Both climate change and a strong El Niño combined to cause Hurricane Polo to explosively intensify from a tropical storm to a Category 5 monster in just 24 hours.

15 October 2026Live

Sources

The Seattle Times. https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/world/study-says-global-warming-did-more-than-el-nino-to-turbocharge-hurricane-polo/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all

Both climate change and a strong El Niño combined to cause Hurricane Polo to explosively intensify from a tropical storm to a Category 5 monster in just 24 hours.

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