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El Niño and climate change turned tropical storm into Category 5 hurricane in 24 hours

The Independent
El Niño and climate change turned tropical storm into Category 5 hurricane in 24 hours

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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