The storm's sudden intensification off the coast of Mexico is "truly remarkable", the US hurricane monitoring agency said.

NOAA forecasters warn of "extreme rapid intensification" as the monster storm threatens the Pacific with historic waves.

The wild and woolly Pacific basin – fueled by a powerful El Niño – continues to spew forth tropical cyclones of all shapes ...

Hurricane Polo's maximum sustained winds have increased to around 160 mph as it moves northward up Mexico's coast.

It became one of the fastest intensifying storms on record as El Niño fuels a hyperactive Pacific hurricane season.

Polo was a tropical storm in the North Pacific Ocean early Monday Mexico Pacific Time, the National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory. Polo is the 16th named storm to form in the Eastern ...