Claims extracted
17
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
12%
2 of 17 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
68/100
BBC News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
29
Environment
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
- Published
Hurricane Polo has rapidly intensified off the coast of Mexico to become one of the most powerful storms of the season in the Pacific Ocean.
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Polo → publish → Ocean
A Hurricane Hunter aircraft, operated by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), flew into the storm on Tuesday and recorded sustained wind speeds near 180 mph (285 km/h), with stronger gusts.
NOAA's Miami-based National Hurricane Center called the storm "extremely dangerous" and said its intensification over 24 hours was "truly remarkable".
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intensification → operate → hours
The slow-moving storm is fuelling up on extremely warm waters caused by the El Niño climate phenomenon and is the season's third category 5 storm, the highest level on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
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storm → move → scale
The storm is predicted to skirt the coast of south-western Mexico, but is not expected to make landfall, a warning from NOAA said.
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warning → predict → NOAA
As it slowly drifts northwest, Polo will drive torrential rainfall in parts of Mexico's south-west coast - which could lead to deadly flooding and mudslides, NOAA said.
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NOAA → drift → flooding
Rainfall totals of up to 6in (15cm) are forecast, with 8in possible in some areas.
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in → forecast → areas
Residents have also been warned of large ocean swells and life-threatening surf conditions for the next few days.
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Residents → warn → days
"So far, the information we have is that (Polo) will not make a direct landfall on the coast," Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Tuesday, but she warned residents along the Pacific coast to be vigilant.
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she → have → coast
Sheinbaum highlighted the states of Jalisco, Colima and Michoacan as being at risk.
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Sheinbaum → highlight → risk
Data from the Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicated that Polo could still strengthen and would likely stay a category 5 storm for the next few days, because of what NOAA called a "very conducive" environment of extremely warm ocean waters feeding the storm.
uncertain
NOAA → indicate → storm
Scientists monitoring the ocean temperatures say the current El Niño climate phenomenon is now the strongest on record.
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phenomenon → monitor → record
Daily sea surface temperatures in a key region of the central-eastern Pacific were 3.05C above average on 19 September - exceeding the previous record of 3.02C set during the very strong El Niño of 2015.
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temperatures → exceed → 2015
Some longer-term measures of El Niño have not yet hit record levels but this is likely to change, with the peak not expected until later this year.
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peak → hit → year
Warmer ocean waters mean storms can pick up more energy, leading to higher wind speeds.
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storms → mean → speeds
El Niño is a naturally-occurring pattern, which happens about every two to seven years and tends to last for around a year.
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which → occur → year
Trade winds that typically blow from east to west across the Pacific Ocean can weaken or even reverse, allowing warm water to spread eastwards.
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water → blow → Ocean
Heat is then released from the ocean into the atmosphere which can boost global temperatures and drive changes in weather patterns around the world.
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which → release → world
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