{"id":"7cb5dd49-9e56-46b5-a6dd-ec051955d80e","url":"https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/how-did-hurricane-polo-get-so-powerful","domain":"livescience.com","outlet":{"name":"Live Science","country":"US","cred":3,"lean":0,"curated":true},"title":"How did Hurricane Polo get so powerful?","plainHeadline":"Hurricane Polo intensified from tropical storm to Category 5 in under 24 hours.","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Polo exploded from tropical storm to Category 5 in under 24 hours on Sept. 22.","Winds reached 180 mph (290 km/h) before Polo was downgraded to Category 4.","The storm is off the southwest coast of Mexico and bringing heavy rain.","NHC warns of life-threatening flooding, mudslides, and hazardous ocean conditions.","Experts attribute the rapid intensification to warm Pacific waters and a super El Niño."],"topics":["Climate","Environment","Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-23T18:46:21.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-23T19:53:46.224Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/d046736a-bda3-40ac-a7f7-18eb3c1e450d","storyId":"d046736a-bda3-40ac-a7f7-18eb3c1e450d","image":"https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/a3TR6DR9LqAHeDp5KYswKB-1920-80.jpg","author":"Lydia Smith","dek":"Hurricane Polo exploded from a tropical storm into a powerful Category 5 hurricane in less than 24 hours on Tuesday."}