"Hurricane Otis Becomes Category 5 Storm, Targets Acapulco"

Hurricane Otis has rapidly intensified into a Category 5 storm, with peak winds increasing by 90 mph in just 12 hours, making it the most extreme case of storm intensification ever observed in the northeast Pacific Ocean. The storm is expected to make landfall near Acapulco, Mexico, causing catastrophic damage with life-threatening storm surge, devastating winds, and torrential rainfall. Scientists attribute the extreme intensification of storms like Otis to human-caused climate change. The area has no experience with a hurricane as strong as Otis and has only been affected by weaker storms in the past. Rapidly intensifying storms like Otis pose a significant challenge for forecasting and emergency preparedness.