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El Niño helped turn tropical storm into Category 5 monster in just 24 hours, experts say

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El Niño helped turn tropical storm into Category 5 monster in just 24 hours, experts say

Both climate change and a strong El Niño combined to cause Hurricane Polo to explosively intensify from a tropical storm to a Category 5 monster in just 24 hours

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