Acapulco cut off by Cat-5 Hurricane Otis which caught forecasters by surprise
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Acapulco cut off by Cat-5 Hurricane Otis which caught forecasters by surprise

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Hurricane Otis roared ashore in southern Mexico, the strongest-ever storm to make landfall on the country’s west coast. The hurricane underwent explosive intensification from a Category 1 to Category 5 in just 12 hours in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, catching forecasters by surprise. “There are no hurricanes on record even close to this intensity for this part of Mexico,” read one NHC update, late on Tuesday, as a flurry of alerts were issued. While it is still too early to say what impact the climate crisis had on this individual weather event, record-breaking ocean temperatures are fuelling stronger and more destructive cyclones in general.

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John as a tropical storm hits Mexico’s Pacific coast a 2nd time
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No fun in Acapulco: Smashed buildings, overturned boats and broken lives in wake of Hurricane Otis
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Acapulco residents struggle to access food, medicine after Hurricane Otis
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Stunning satellite images show the damage to Acapulco from Category 5 Hurricane Otis
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Two hours of terror and now years of devastation for Acapulco’s poor in Hurricane Otis aftermath
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Two hours of terror and now years of devastation for Acapulco's poor in Hurricane Otis aftermath
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Hurricane Otis death toll rises to 48 with 36 people still missing
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3 foreign residents in Acapulco among the 47 dead as search focuses on boats sunk by Hurricane Otis
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Foreigners among 45 dead from Hurricane Otis in Mexico, as search for bodies continues
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Hurricane Otis latest: Fears grow for missing as 27 dead in Acapulco
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Acapulco hotel guest describes terror of ‘nightmare’ Hurricane Otis
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Desperate Acapulco residents demand government aid days after Hurricane Otis
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Mexico’s leader under fire after Hurricane Otis devastates Acapulco
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Mexico’s president cut disaster fund two years before Hurricane Otis
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Devastation followed by desperation in Acapulco after Hurricane Otis rips through
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Hurricane Otis leaves 27 dead in Acapulco after devastating Category 5 storm
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Why did Hurricane Otis rapidly intensify into a Category 5 overnight?
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Hurricane Otis path tracker: Where will the storm hit next?
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Hurricane Otis leaves trail of destruction in Mexico’s Acapulco
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At least 27 dead after Hurricane Otis hits Mexico’s Acapulco
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Hurricane Otis survivors search for friends and necessities in devastated Acapulco
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‘Two hours of hell:’ At least 27 are dead in Mexico after Hurricane Otis pounds Acapulco
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At least 27 killed after Hurricane Otis slams into Mexico’s Acapulco
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Forecasters were caught off guard by Otis’ growth. But warming means more hurricanes like it
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Hurricane Otis batters Mexico’s Acapulco after hitting as Category 5 storm
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Hurricane Otis unleashes massive flooding in Acapulco, triggers landslides before dissipating
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Hurricane Otis stuns Mexico, slamming Acapulco with ‘brutal’ Category 5 strength and cutting off contact
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Tropical Storm Otis strengthens to hurricane ahead of expected landfall near Mexico's Acapulco
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Hurricane Otis now a catastrophic Category 5 storm off Mexico’s Pacific coast nearing Acapulco
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