Gabriel A. Vecchi
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Sep 26, 2026
Eva BergerCORRESPONDENT
In less than 24 hours, it went from a tropical storm to a Category 5 hurricane.
Eva BergerCORRESPONDENT
Gabriel Vecchi studies hurricanes at Princeton University.
Eva BergerCORRESPONDENT
He said in his research, he's never seen anything like it.
Ayesha RascoeHOST
I don't have any other hurricane that has increased in intensity as rapidly as Polo.
Ava BergerCORRESPONDENT
The Pacific has already seen eighteen hurricanes, more than the average, and these storms can be really strong.
Ava BergerCORRESPONDENT
Gabriel Vecchi, a professor of geosciences at Princeton University, said Hurricane Polo increased faster than any hurricane he's ever seen.
Gabriel VecchiSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It's a tale of two basins, the Pacific incredibly active and the North Atlantic incredibly inactive.
Ava BergerCORRESPONDENT
Vecchi and other climate scientists point to a super strong El Niño to explain the weather.
Eva BergerCORRESPONDENT
The Pacific has already seen 18 hurricanes, more than the average, and these storms can be really strong.
Eva BergerCORRESPONDENT
Gabriel Vecchi, a professor of geosciences at Princeton University, said Hurricane Polo increased faster than any hurricane he's ever seen.
speaker_2UNKNOWN
It's a tale of two basins, the Pacific incredibly active and the North Atlantic incredibly inactive.
Eva BergerCORRESPONDENT
Vecchi and other climate scientists point to a super strong El Niño to explain the weather.