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Hurricane Polo has regained Category 5 strength with 180 mph winds and is moving away from Mexico's western coast. It is forecast to turn north, making landfall in Baja California Sur on Monday before weakening into a post-tropical depression. The storm's remnants are expected to bring significant rainfall to New Mexico, Texas, and parts of the Midwest by the end of September.
Hurricane Polo has rapidly intensified into a Category 5 storm with sustained winds of 180 mph, tying the strongest storm on Earth this year. The storm is fueled by warm El Niño waters and is moving parallel to Mexico's coast, posing severe flood risks without making landfall.
Hurricane Polo has rapidly intensified into a Category 5 storm with 180 mph winds, becoming the second-strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Eastern Pacific. Fueled by record-breaking El Niño waters, the storm is moving northwest toward Baja California, posing severe flood risks to Mexico's southwest coast while remaining offshore.
Hurricane Polo has rapidly intensified into a Category 5 storm with 175 mph winds off the coast of southwestern Mexico. The National Hurricane Center warns of life-threatening flooding and mudslides in Guerrero and Michoacán, while the storm remains stationary offshore.
Historic Super Typhoon Dolphin intensified to 165 mph winds and a 910 mb pressure to become the fifth Category 5 tropical cyclone of 2026, strongest typhoon on record to develop so close to the International Date Line and tied to a strong El Niño. It poses no immediate land threat through the weekend but could affect the Ogasawara Islands and approach the East China Sea next week, with winds expanding as it slows weakening to Cat 2–1. The event underscores El Niño’s boost to Pacific typhoon activity and fits long-term trends of increasing Cat 4–5 storms in a warming climate.
Typhoon Bavi rapidly intensified into 2026’s third Category 5 storm, reaching about 160 mph and threatening the U.S. Northern Mariana Islands (Tinian and Saipan) with catastrophic winds; JTWC forecast a peak near 175 mph before an eyewall replacement cycle may weaken it, with landfall near the Marianas possible this weekend. After passing the islands, Bavi is expected to move west-northwest toward Taiwan or China by July 10–11. The event occurs in a warming-El Niño–driven regime that has seen more Cat 4–5 tropical cyclones globally.
Tropical Cyclone Horacio became the world’s first Category 5 tropical cyclone of 2026, peaking at 160 mph over warm South Indian Ocean waters; it poses no land threat and is expected to weaken as it moves into cooler waters and higher wind shear, a reminder that climate change may drive a higher share of storms to Category 4–5 strength.
Taiwan's CDC proposed upgrading Nipah virus to Category 5, a notifiable disease requiring immediate reporting and special controls; the proposal, released Jan 16, is open for 60 days of public comment and would follow India's Nipah outbreak in West Bengal. Nipah has been under Taiwan's priority surveillance since 2018, and globally has had about 750 reported cases with roughly a 58% fatality rate. Taiwan maintains a Level 2 yellow travel alert for Kerala, India, with advisories to be updated as the outbreak evolves. Nipah spreads from bats and animals, can contaminate foods like raw coconut juice, and has limited human-to-human transmission, with symptoms ranging from mild to fatal encephalitis.
Hurricane Melissa, one of the strongest in history, struck Jamaica as a Category 5 storm causing extensive damage, and has now weakened to Category 2 as it impacts Cuba, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic, with warnings of dangerous floods and landslides across the Caribbean.
Hurricane Melissa has intensified to a Category 5 storm, surpassing Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and is approaching Jamaica with a central pressure of 901 millibars, making it one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record.
Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm, is threatening Jamaica with potentially catastrophic impacts including up to 40 inches of rain, 9 to 13 feet of storm surge, and destructive winds as it approaches landfall late Monday into Tuesday.
Hurricane Melissa is rapidly intensifying to a potential Category 5 storm, threatening Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba, and the Bahamas with catastrophic flooding, landslides, and destructive winds, with up to 40 inches of rain and storm surges of 9 to 13 feet expected.
Tropical Depression 9 is expected to stay east of Western North Carolina, reducing landfall concerns, while Hurricane Humberto has intensified to a Category 5 but remains over open water and poses no threat to the U.S.
Hurricane Humberto has rapidly intensified into a Category 5 storm with 160 mph winds, posing a potential threat to coastal areas, and authorities are monitoring its development closely.
Hurricane Erin rapidly intensified to a Category 5 storm in the Atlantic, marking one of the fastest intensifications on record, likely influenced by global warming, and is expected to weaken but grow in size as it passes north of Caribbean islands, posing risks of heavy rain, flooding, and rough seas in the region and along the US East Coast.