‘Lidia’ developed into an ‘extremely dangerous’ hurricane just off the Pacific coast of Mexico. The storm is moving towards the mainland with sustained winds of up to 220 kilometers per hour, the US hurricane center in Miami announced on Tuesday (local time). The storm, which has a magnitude of four out of five on a hurricane scale, is located about 175 kilometers southwest of the holiday resort of Puerto Vallarta.
According to the forecasts, “Lidia” is expected to make landfall starting Tuesday evening (local time) and “Lidia” will quickly lose strength over the Mexican mainland. The Mexican Meteorological Service warned of very heavy rainfall in the states of Colima, Jalisco, Michoacán and Nayarit. Waves up to eight meters high can be expected on the coast.
The hurricane season starts on May 15 in the Pacific Ocean and on June 1 in the Atlantic Ocean. It ends in both regions on November 30. Tropical cyclones form over warm ocean waters. Increasing global warming increases the risk of severe storms. A hurricane is defined as a wind speed of 119 kilometers per hour. (sda/dpa)
Soource :Watson
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