{"id":551310,"date":"2026-09-25T14:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T04:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\/earth-observatory\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T14:01:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T04:01:00","slug":"explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=551310","title":{"rendered":"Explosive Intensification for Hurricane Polo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-secondary-navigation\">\n<div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-wrapper z-top width-100 padding-0\">\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-secondary-navigation width-full border-bottom-1px text-center hds-color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-hdsnav\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"hds-secondary-nav-mobile-button display-flex tablet:display-flex desktop:display-none width-full flex-align-center 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The storm was positioned just south of Acapulco, with its outer cloud bands extending inland toward Mexico City.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_amo_20260923.jpg?w=2160&#038;h=1935&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 2160w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_amo_20260923.jpg?w=300&#038;h=269&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_amo_20260923.jpg?w=768&#038;h=688&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_amo_20260923.jpg?w=1024&#038;h=917&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_amo_20260923.jpg?w=1536&#038;h=1376&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_amo_20260923.jpg?w=2048&#038;h=1835&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 2048w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_amo_20260923.jpg?w=400&#038;h=358&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_amo_20260923.jpg?w=600&#038;h=538&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_amo_20260923.jpg?w=900&#038;h=806&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_amo_20260923.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=1075&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_amo_20260923.jpg?w=2000&#038;h=1792&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2160px) 100vw, 2160px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA Earth Observatory\/Michala Garrison<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- if image_2 is active the show image_2 --><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover toggle-view-image toggle-view-after-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2160\" height=\"1935\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_mur_20260923.jpg?w=2160&#038;h=1935&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"A map depicts sea surface temperature anomalies off Mexico's Pacific coast on September 23. Deep red areas highlight areas 3\u00b0C above the norm for that date. A dotted line traces the storm's path from September 20 to September 23 as it moved through the unusually warm waters.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_mur_20260923.jpg?w=2160&#038;h=1935&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 2160w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_mur_20260923.jpg?w=300&#038;h=269&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_mur_20260923.jpg?w=768&#038;h=688&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_mur_20260923.jpg?w=1024&#038;h=917&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_mur_20260923.jpg?w=1536&#038;h=1376&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_mur_20260923.jpg?w=2048&#038;h=1835&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 2048w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_mur_20260923.jpg?w=400&#038;h=358&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_mur_20260923.jpg?w=600&#038;h=538&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_mur_20260923.jpg?w=900&#038;h=806&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_mur_20260923.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=1075&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_mur_20260923.jpg?w=2000&#038;h=1792&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2160px) 100vw, 2160px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA Earth Observatory\/Michala Garrison<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"toggle-button-container padding-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle-view-before-button toggle-comparison-view-active margin-right-1px\"><span class=\"toggle-view-before-label\">modis<\/span><\/button><button class=\"toggle-view-after-button margin-left-1px\"><span class=\"toggle-view-after-label\">mur sst<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<!-- 2-up view --><\/p>\n<div class=\"two-up-view position-relative bg-carbon-10\">\n<div class=\"grid-row\">\n<div class=\"grid-col flex-3 padding-top-4 padding-bottom-4\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2160\" height=\"1935\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_amo_20260923.jpg?w=2160&#038;h=1935&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Hurricane Polo, with a well-defined eye, swirls over the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico. The storm was positioned just south of Acapulco, with its outer cloud bands extending inland toward Mexico City.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_amo_20260923.jpg?w=2160&#038;h=1935&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 2160w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_amo_20260923.jpg?w=300&#038;h=269&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_amo_20260923.jpg?w=768&#038;h=688&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_amo_20260923.jpg?w=1024&#038;h=917&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_amo_20260923.jpg?w=1536&#038;h=1376&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_amo_20260923.jpg?w=2048&#038;h=1835&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 2048w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_amo_20260923.jpg?w=400&#038;h=358&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_amo_20260923.jpg?w=600&#038;h=538&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_amo_20260923.jpg?w=900&#038;h=806&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_amo_20260923.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=1075&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_amo_20260923.jpg?w=2000&#038;h=1792&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2160px) 100vw, 2160px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA Earth Observatory\/Michala Garrison<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bg-spacesuit-white width-2px\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col flex-3 padding-top-4 padding-bottom-4\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2160\" height=\"1935\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_mur_20260923.jpg?w=2160&#038;h=1935&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"A map depicts sea surface temperature anomalies off Mexico's Pacific coast on September 23. Deep red areas highlight areas 3\u00b0C above the norm for that date. A dotted line traces the storm's path from September 20 to September 23 as it moved through the unusually warm waters.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_mur_20260923.jpg?w=2160&#038;h=1935&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 2160w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_mur_20260923.jpg?w=300&#038;h=269&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_mur_20260923.jpg?w=768&#038;h=688&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_mur_20260923.jpg?w=1024&#038;h=917&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_mur_20260923.jpg?w=1536&#038;h=1376&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_mur_20260923.jpg?w=2048&#038;h=1835&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 2048w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_mur_20260923.jpg?w=400&#038;h=358&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_mur_20260923.jpg?w=600&#038;h=538&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_mur_20260923.jpg?w=900&#038;h=806&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_mur_20260923.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=1075&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_mur_20260923.jpg?w=2000&#038;h=1792&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2160px) 100vw, 2160px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA Earth Observatory\/Michala Garrison<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"curtain-view-label-wrapper curtain-view-before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"curtain-view-label\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmodis\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"curtain-view-label-wrapper curtain-view-after\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"curtain-view-label\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmur sst\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<!-- Under image content --><\/p>\n<div class=\"grid-row flex-row title-row padding-x-2 desktop:padding-x-0 padding-top-2\">\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 button-row margin-bottom-3 tablet:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Update onClick handlers --><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Curtain view\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"comparison-view curtain-view-button comparison-view-active padding-bottom-1 margin-left-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>Curtain<\/button><button\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Toggle view\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"comparison-view toggle-view-button padding-bottom-1 margin-left-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>Toggle<\/button><button\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Two-Up view\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"comparison-view two-up-view-button padding-bottom-1 margin-left-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>2-Up<\/button>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t<!-- Image detail area --><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-details-panel padding-x-0\">\n<div class=\"before-after-details-divider padding-y-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- OnClick handleImageDetailsClick --><button class=\"image-details-toggle-button\"><span>Image Details<\/span><!-- style - if showImageDetails, then transform rotate(180deg), else none --><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"14\" height=\"15\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 15\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle cx=\"7\" cy=\"7.5\" r=\"6.5\" stroke=\"#58585B\" \/><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.0002 8.23854L9.26318 5.95996L9.80019 6.50067L7.0002 9.31996L4.2002 6.50067L4.73721 5.95996L7.0002 8.23854Z\" fill=\"#58585B\" \/><\/svg><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- if showImageDetails, then display --><\/p>\n<div id=\"image-details\" class=\" padding-x-0\">\n<div class=\"grid-row\">\n<div class=\"grid-col flex-2\">\n<div class=\"image-details-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAfter rapidly intensifying, Hurricane Polo spins off Mexico\u2019s Pacific coast on September 23, 2026 (left), over unusually warm waters (right). NASA Earth Observatory images by Michala Garrison, using data from the <a href=\"https:\/\/modis.gsfc.nasa.gov\/about\/\" rel=\"noopener\">MODIS<\/a> (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) on NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/aqua.nasa.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Aqua<\/a> satellite and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.earthdata.nasa.gov\/about\/competitive-programs\/measures\/multi-scale-ultra-high-resolution\" rel=\"noopener\">MUR SST<\/a> (Multiscale Ultrahigh Resolution Sea Surface Temperature) project.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- File List --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In mid-September 2026, Hurricane Polo began as a tropical disturbance off the Pacific coast of Mexico. By September 20, it was organized enough to qualify as a tropical depression, and by the next day it was a tropical storm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From there, Polo launched into a period of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/aboutgloss.shtml#r\" rel=\"noopener\">rapid intensification<\/a> that left meteorologists searching for adjectives strong enough to convey what was happening. Some described the storm\u2019s rate of intensification and strength as <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelrlowry.substack.com\/p\/polo-puts-on-a-show-over-the-eastern\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cjaw-dropping,\u201d<\/a> others as <a href=\"https:\/\/yaleclimateconnections.org\/2026\/09\/powerful-hurricane-polo-threatens-mexico-with-torrential-rain-as-pacific-tropics-erupt\/#:~:text=astonishing\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201castonishing,\u201d<\/a><strong> <\/strong>and others as <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MaxVelocityWX\/status\/2102482819016499255\">\u201cabsolute insanity.\u201d<\/a> \u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPolo went through a period of what can only be described as explosively rapid intensification,\u201d said Gary Partyka, an atmospheric scientist with the <a href=\"https:\/\/gmao.gsfc.nasa.gov\/gmao_mission\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Global Modeling and Assimilation Office<\/a> (GMAO) at NASA\u2019s Goddard Space Flight Center, in an email. \u201cThis was RAPID, rapid intensification.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The storm was in an environment that was \u201cnear perfect\u201d for strengthening, Partyka said, characterized by weak wind shear, high moisture, warmer ocean temperatures, and high levels of atmospheric instability.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several observers leaned on <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1175\/MWR-D-25-0285.1\" rel=\"noopener\">extreme rapid intensification<\/a>\u2014a technical classification meaning the storm\u2019s wind speeds increased at least 60 knots (111 kilometers  or 69 miles per hour) within a 24-hour period. By September 22, the storm\u2019s maximum sustained wind speed had risen by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/archive\/2026\/ep17\/ep172026.discus.007.shtml#:~:text=90\" rel=\"noopener\">90 knots<\/a> (167 kilometers per hour or 104 miles per hour) within 24 hours, hitting category 5 strength. In its normally staid forecast discussions, the National Hurricane Center called the intensification <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/archive\/2026\/ep17\/ep172026.discus.007.shtml#:~:text=truly%20remarkable\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201ctruly remarkable.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When NOAA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omao.noaa.gov\/aircraft-operations\/noaa-hurricane-hunters\" rel=\"noopener\">Hurricane Hunter aircraft<\/a> flew over the storm on September 22, researchers estimated winds of nearly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/archive\/2026\/ep17\/ep172026.update.09221858.shtml\" rel=\"noopener\">285 kilometers<\/a> (180 miles) per hour. That would make it the third-strongest storm on record in the eastern Pacific by maximum sustained winds and the fastest on record to go from a tropical depression to a  category 5 storm, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelrlowry.substack.com\/p\/polo-puts-on-a-show-over-the-eastern\" rel=\"noopener\">some analysts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the afternoon of September 23, when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (<a href=\"https:\/\/modis.gsfc.nasa.gov\/about\/\" rel=\"noopener\">MODIS<\/a>) on NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/aqua.nasa.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Aqua<\/a> satellite captured this image (left), Polo was churning off the coast of Guerrero, southwest of Acapulco. With maximum sustained winds of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/archive\/2026\/ep17\/ep172026.public.013.shtml\" rel=\"noopener\">230 kilometers<\/a> (145 miles) per hour, the storm was category 4 strength when the image was acquired, having undergone an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theweatherprediction.com\/habyhints2\/412\/\" rel=\"noopener\">eyewall replacement cycle<\/a> that weakened it slightly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe satellite imagery of Polo is very impressive, with the storm\u2019s large, clear eye and extensive outflow pattern,\u201d said Kristen Corbosiero, an atmospheric scientist at the State University of New York at Albany, who is working on a NASA project that uses satellite data to study tropical cyclone ventilation. \u201cWeak winds above the system and good outflow at the top of the system also contributed to Polo\u2019s rapid intensification.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Polo developed, it moved over areas where sea surface temperatures were as high as 32 degrees Celsius (90 degrees Fahrenheit)\u20142 to 3 degrees warmer than usual for September 23. Surface waters across much of the region were above 27.8\u00b0C (82\u00b0F), the temperature generally required to sustain and intensify hurricanes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The map above (right) is based on data from the <a href=\"https:\/\/podaac.jpl.nasa.gov\/MEaSUREs-MUR\" rel=\"noopener\">Multiscale Ultrahigh Resolution Sea Surface Temperature<\/a> (MUR SST) project at NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which blends satellite measurements from NASA, NOAA, and international missions with observations from ships and buoys. Rather than absolute temperatures, the map shows anomalies\u2014how much warmer or cooler the ocean surface was on September 23, 2026, than the project\u2019s 2003-2014 average for that date.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the map above conveys temperatures at the water surface, the presence of warm water deeper in the column has likely contributed to the storm\u2019s staying power, Corbosiero added. Sometimes hurricanes churn up cooler water from deep in the column that can slow a storm\u2019s intensification, but in this case the cool water wake behind the storm appears minimal, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/archive\/2026\/ep17\/ep172026.discus.006.shtml#:~:text=50-100\" rel=\"noopener\">measurements<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/rammb-data.cira.colostate.edu\/tc_realtime\/about.asp#ohcnfcst\" rel=\"noopener\">models<\/a> show <a href=\"https:\/\/rammb-data.cira.colostate.edu\/tc_realtime\/loop.asp?product=ohcnfcst&#038;storm_identifier=ep172026&#038;%23038;starting_image=2026ep17_ohcnfcst_202609201800.gif&#038;%23038;ending_image=2026ep17_ohcnfcst_202609240600.gif\" rel=\"noopener\">high ocean heat content<\/a> at considerable depths.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both Partyka and Corbosiero cautioned against attributing Polo\u2019s rapid intensification directly to <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\/explore\/el-nino\/\" rel=\"noopener\">El Ni\u00f1o<\/a>\u2019s unusually warm surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean. Several hurricanes in this region have undergone rapid intensification in the past during La Ni\u00f1a<em> <\/em>and neutral conditions, Corbosiero noted, including <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\/earth-observatory\/hurricane-otis-151989\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Hurricane Otis in 2023<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\/earth-observatory\/hurricane-patricia-nears-mexico-86882\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Patricia in 2015<\/a>, both category 5 storms. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the overall amount of tropical cyclone activity in the eastern Pacific does typically increase during El Ni\u00f1o due to changes in large-scale ocean and atmospheric circulation patterns, and that\u2019s what has happened so far in 2026. As of September 24, the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Accumulated_cyclone_energy\" rel=\"noopener\">accumulated cyclone energy<\/a> in the region was nearly <a href=\"https:\/\/tropical.atmos.colostate.edu\/Realtime\/index.php?loc=northeastpacific\" rel=\"noopener\">twice the norm<\/a>, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/tropical.atmos.colostate.edu\/Realtime\/\" rel=\"noopener\">data from Colorado State University<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">People tracking sea surface temperature anomalies or other aspects of the storm can do so using <a href=\"https:\/\/worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov\/?v=-113.36543172008994,9.520998310625277,-89.67044701850189,22.345793532379744&#038;l=Reference_Labels_15m(hidden),DoS_International_Boundaries(hidden),Coastlines_15m,GHRSST_L4_MUR_Sea_Surface_Temperature_Anomalies,OCI_PACE_True_Color(hidden),VIIRS_NOAA21_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor(hidden),VIIRS_NOAA20_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor(hidden),VIIRS_SNPP_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor(hidden),MODIS_Aqua_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor,MODIS_Terra_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor(hidden)&#038;%23038;lg=true&#038;%23038;l1=Reference_Labels_15m(hidden),DoS_International_Boundaries(hidden),Coastlines_15m,GHRSST_L4_MUR_Sea_Surface_Temperature_Anomalies(hidden),OCI_PACE_True_Color(hidden),VIIRS_NOAA21_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor(hidden),VIIRS_NOAA20_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor(hidden),VIIRS_SNPP_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor(hidden),MODIS_Aqua_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor,MODIS_Terra_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor(hidden)&#038;%23038;lg1=true&#038;%23038;ca=false&#038;%23038;cv=39&#038;%23038;t=2026-09-23-T12%3A42%3A01Z&#038;%23038;t1=2026-09-23-T12%3A42%3A01Z\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA\u2019s Worldview browser<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/weather.ndc.nasa.gov\/sport\/viewer\/?dataset=sst&#038;product=sport_conusa&#038;%23038;location=sstcomp00to12\" rel=\"noopener\">near real-time data viewer<\/a> from the <a href=\"https:\/\/weather.ndc.nasa.gov\/sport\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Short-term Prediction Research and Transition<\/a> (SPoRT) project, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/fluid.nccs.nasa.gov\/weather\/\" rel=\"noopener\">FLUID tool<\/a> from GMAO. Forecasters expect Polo to stay over the Pacific until next week, when it may curve toward the northeast and approach Baja California.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>NASA Earth Observatory images by Michala Garrison, using sea surface temperature data from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.earthdata.nasa.gov\/about\/competitive-programs\/measures\/multi-scale-ultra-high-resolution\" rel=\"noopener\">Multiscale Ultrahigh Resolution<\/a> (MUR) project, MODIS data from NASA\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.earthdata.nasa.gov\/data\/projects\/lance\" rel=\"noopener\">EOSDIS LANCE<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener\">GIBS\/Worldview<\/a>, and storm track data from NOAA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/gis\/\" rel=\"noopener\">National Hurricane Center<\/a>.<\/em> <em>Story by Adam Voiland.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-featured-file-list bg-spacesuit-white padding-x-2 tablet:padding-x-3 desktop:padding-x-4 padding-y-5 desktop:padding-y-6 hds-module align wp-block-nasa-blocks-file-list\">\n<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-0\">\n<div class=\"grid-row width-full margin-bottom-4\">\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n<h2 class=\"heading-22\">\n\t\t\t\t\tDownloads\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\">\n<div class=\"desktop:grid-col display-flex flex-align-center desktop:flex-justify-end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-list-row hds-file-list-row\">\n<div class=\"hds-list-thumbnail hds-file-list-thumbnail\">\n<div class=\"hds-list-thumbnail-inner hds-file-list-thumbnail-inner hds-cover-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2160\" height=\"1740\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_amo_20260923_lrg.jpg?w=2160&#038;h=1740&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Hurricane Polo, with a well-defined eye, swirls over the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico. 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Deep red areas highlight areas 3\u00b0C above the norm for that date. A dotted line traces the storm's path from September 20 to September 23 as it moved through the unusually warm waters.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 40%; object-position: 50% 40%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" data-video-loop=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_mur_20260923_lrg.jpg?w=2160&#038;h=1935&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 2160w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_mur_20260923_lrg.jpg?w=300&#038;h=269&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_mur_20260923_lrg.jpg?w=768&#038;h=688&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_mur_20260923_lrg.jpg?w=1024&#038;h=917&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_mur_20260923_lrg.jpg?w=1536&#038;h=1376&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_mur_20260923_lrg.jpg?w=2048&#038;h=1835&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 2048w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_mur_20260923_lrg.jpg?w=400&#038;h=358&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_mur_20260923_lrg.jpg?w=600&#038;h=538&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_mur_20260923_lrg.jpg?w=900&#038;h=806&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_mur_20260923_lrg.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=1075&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_mur_20260923_lrg.jpg?w=2000&#038;h=1792&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2160px) 100vw, 2160px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-list-details\">\n<div class=\"hds-list-name hds-file-list-name\">\n<h2 class=\"heading-22\">September 23, 2026: MUR Sea Surface Temperatures<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-list-meta\">\n<div class=\"hds-list-meta-item hds-list-date hds-file-list-date\">\n<p class=\"p-sm\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-list-meta-item hds-file-list-filetype\">\n<p class=\"p-sm\">JPEG (1.20 MB)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-list-cta hds-file-list-download\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"Download September 23, 2026: MUR Sea Surface Temperatures\" href=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/content\/dam\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/explosive-intensification-for-hurricane-polo\/hurricanepolo_mur_20260923_lrg.jpg\"  download rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle cx=\"16\" cy=\"16.0001\" r=\"16\" fill=\"#1C67E3\"\/><path d=\"M15.2357 8.00007L15.2357 16.4829L11.9504 13.4078L10.8801 14.4094L16.0001 19.2001L21.1201 14.4094L20.0499 13.4078L16.7645 16.4829L16.7645 8.00007L15.2357 8.00007Z\" fill=\"white\"\/><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M9.6 20.8001V18.4001H8V22.4001H24V18.4001H22.4V20.8001H9.6Z\" fill=\"white\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">References &#038; Resources <\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Colorado State University (2026, September 23) <a href=\"https:\/\/tropical.atmos.colostate.edu\/Realtime\/index.php?loc=northeastpacific\" rel=\"noopener\">Real-Time Northeast Pacific Ocean Statistics by Storm for 2026<\/a>. Accessed September 24, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (2026) <a href=\"https:\/\/rammb-data.cira.colostate.edu\/tc_realtime\/storm.asp?storm_identifier=ep172026\" rel=\"noopener\">Polo<\/a>. Accessed September 24, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>Eye on the Tropics (2026, September 23) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelrlowry.substack.com\/p\/polo-puts-on-a-show-over-the-eastern\" rel=\"noopener\">Polo Puts on a Show Over the Eastern Pacific<\/a>. Accessed September 24, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>Forbes (2026, September 22) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/marshallshepherd\/2026\/09\/22\/explosive-hurricane-polo-could-remain-category-5-for-days\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Explosive Hurricane Polo Could Remain Category 5 For Days<\/a>. Accessed September 24, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>NASA Earthdata <a href=\"https:\/\/www.earthdata.nasa.gov\/topics\/human-dimensions\/tropical-cyclones\" rel=\"noopener\">Tropical Cyclones<\/a>. Accessed September 25, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>National Hurricane Center (2026) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/archive\/2026\/POLO.shtml\" rel=\"noopener\">Hurricane POLO Advisory Archive<\/a>. Accessed September 24, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>Stern, D., <em>et al.<\/em> (2026) <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1175\/MWR-D-25-0285.1\" rel=\"noopener\">Distinguishing Tropical Cyclone Extreme Rapid Intensification from Ordinary Rapid Intensification<\/a>. <em>Monthly Weather Review<\/em>, 154(10), 2133-2149.<\/li>\n<li><em>The Washington Post<\/em> (2026, September 22) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/weather\/2026\/09\/22\/hurricane-polo-intensified-category-5-less-than-day\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Hurricane Polo intensified to a Category 5 in less than a day<\/a>. Accessed September 24, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>Yale Climate Connections (2026, September 23) <a href=\"https:\/\/yaleclimateconnections.org\/2026\/09\/powerful-hurricane-polo-threatens-mexico-with-torrential-rain-as-pacific-tropics-erupt\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Powerful Hurricane Polo threatens Mexico with torrential rain as Pacific tropics erupt<\/a>. 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