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Polo makes landfall in Mexico as a category 3 hurricane

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Polo makes landfall in Mexico as a category 3 hurricane

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2026-09-29 · attributed to source

Polo makes landfall in Mexico as a category 3 hurricane

Hurricane Polo made landfall on Mexico's Baja California peninsula on Tuesday, cutting power and causing flooding as the sea breached coastal defenses.

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2026-09-29 · attributed to source

Hurricane Polo makes landfall in Baja California, flooding coastal communities and toppling trees

PUERTO SAN CARLOS, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Polo has made landfall in Baja California, Mexico, with powerful winds and flash flooding. The Category 2 hurricane struck early Tuesday near Las Barrancas, bringing maximum sustained winds of 110 mph. The U.S. National Hurricane Center

Phys.org reports the following. EcoBriefing is republishing it as an attributed briefing, not as independently confirmed fact. If this item is false or incomplete, the responsibility sits with Phys.org, which released it. Hurricane Polo made landfall on Mexico's Baja California peninsula on Tuesday, cutting power and causing flooding as the sea breached coastal defenses. Original link: https://phys.org/news/2026-09-polo-landfall-mexico-category-hurricane.html

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