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'Extremely dangerous' Hurricane Polo intensifies to rare category 5 storm

'Extremely dangerous' Hurricane Polo intensifies to rare category 5 storm
BBC News Wednesday 23 September 2026, 02:54 UTC 1 min read
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The storm's sudden intensification off the coast of Mexico is "truly remarkable", the US hurricane monitoring agency said.

The storm's sudden intensification off the coast of Mexico is "truly remarkable", the US hurricane monitoring agency said.
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