MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Hurricane Rick intensified to a top Category 5 storm off Mexico's Pacific coast on Saturday as it headed toward resorts on the Baja California peninsula next week, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
A Category 5 storm ranks at the top of the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale and can cause catastrophic damage.
Hurricane Rick is seen about 290 mi (467 km) south of Acapulco, Mexico in this National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellite image taken at 1500 GMT on October 16. (REUTERS/NOAA)
Rick, the seventh hurricane of the eastern north Pacific season, was about 290 miles (467 km) south of Manzanillo, Mexico, with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph (258 kph).
The center projected the hurricane turning toward the Mexican coast on Tuesday and slamming into Baja California on Thursday, also dumping heavy rain on the mainland.
Pacific storms pose no threat to Mexico's large oil industry in the Gulf of Mexico, but the Baja California peninsula is popular with U.S. tourists for its resorts in the Los Cabos area.
(Reporting by Robin Emmott; Editing by Peter Cooney)
Rick strengthens to Cat 5 storm off Mexico Pacific
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5 comments:
catastrophic悲惨:
- a sudden event that causes very great trouble or destruction
- a bad situation
hurricane 强热带风暴:
- a violent wind which has a circular movement, especially found in the West Atlantic Ocean
sustained 持续:
- continuing for a long time
- determined
slamming:
- [I or T] to (cause to) move against a hard surface with force and usually a loud noise
intensified 使强烈:
- to become greater, more serious or more extreme, or to make something do this
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