Hurricanes Nolo and Polo threaten Hawaii and Mexico's Baja California simultaneously
Hurricane Nolo moved away from the Hawaiian Islands on September 27, 2026, while flash flooding and high wind warnings remained in effect for the Big Island. Hurricane Polo, a Category 3 storm, approached Mexico's Baja California peninsula with expected landfall on Monday, September 28. Both storms occurred during an unusually active Pacific hurricane season consistent with El Niño patterns.
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10 outlets covered it, splitting into 8 framing camps across 4 bias groups.
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4 bias groups
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The Guardian
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PBS NewsHour
Reuters
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Globe and Mail
BBC
Washington Times
South China Morning Post
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International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
The Guardian
Hurricane Nolo still threatens Hawaii as Mexico's Baja braces for major Hurricane Polo
dual-storm Pacific threat · neutral
Washington Times
Hurricane Polo could cause life-threatening flooding in Mexico's Baja California
Ground-level evacuation and infrastructure vulnerability · negative
First to report
- Reutersfirst
- NY Post+7.5 h
- PBS NewsHour+9.2 h
- The Guardian+14.1 h
- NPR+23.0 h
- Globe and Mail+26.0 h
- BBC+26.2 h
- Washington Times+26.6 h
- South China Morning Post+30.9 h
- ABC News+49.0 h
By each outlet's earliest publish time in this story. Feeds that index slowly can appear later than they printed.
Headlines that changed · the same article, re-listed with a new headline
PBS NewsHour · 2026-09-27 22:38 UTC
Hurricane Nolo still threatens Hawaii as Mexico's Baja braces for major Hurricane Polo - PBS
PBS NewsHour · 2026-09-27 23:58 UTC
Hurricane Nolo still threatens Hawaii as Mexico's Baja braces for major Hurricane Polo - pbs.org
PBS NewsHour · 2026-09-28 06:36 UTC
Hurricane Nolo still threatens Hawaii as Mexico's Baja braces for major Hurricane Polo - PBS
PBS NewsHour · 2026-09-28 07:41 UTC
Hurricane Nolo still threatens Hawaii as Mexico's Baja braces for major Hurricane Polo - pbs.org
The Guardian · 2026-09-28 12:23 UTC
Hurricane Nolo still threatens Hawaii as Mexico's Baja braces for major Hurricane Polo
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PBS NewsHour · 2026-09-28 16:06 UTC
Hurricane Nolo still threatens Hawaii as Mexico's Baja braces for major Hurricane Polo - PBS
PBS NewsHour · 2026-09-28 17:25 UTC
Hurricane Nolo still threatens Hawaii as Mexico's Baja braces for major Hurricane Polo - pbs.org
BBC · 2026-09-28 23:43 UTC
Mexico's Pacific coast braces for Hurricane Polo
BBC · 2026-09-29 08:25 UTC
Hurricane Polo unleashes threatening winds as it approaches Mexico
The split, in one line
Coverage now splits between Polo's catastrophic Baja California landfall with life-threatening winds, Mexico's evacuation execution under pressure, and Hawaii's diminishing but monitored risk, U.S. outlets emphasizing immediate impact while international sources track preparedness.
How each outlet covered it
Broad agreement on what happened
Outlets across the spectrum land in roughly the same place: the shared language is highlighted.
THE LEFT
“Hurricane Nolo still threatens Hawaii as Mexico's Baja braces for major Hurricane Polo”G The Guardian LEFT
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THE RIGHT
“Hurricane Polo sends dangerous swells toward Southern California as urgent warning issued”NYP NY Post RIGHT
DOWN THE MIDDLE
“Hurricane Nolo still threatens Hawaii as Mexico's Baja braces for major Hurricane Polo - PBS” · PBS NewsHour, Reuters, Globe and Mail, BBC, South China Morning Post
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GThe Guardian Hurricane Nolo still threatens Hawaii as Mexico's Baja braces for major Hurricane Polo 45d ago NPRNPR Mexico's Baja California braces for Hurricane Polo as Hurricane Nolo threatens Hawaii 44d ago LEFT-CENTER1
ABCABC News Hurricane Polo makes landfall in Baja California, 'life-threatening' winds forecast 43d ago CENTER2
PBSPBS NewsHour Hurricane Nolo still threatens Hawaii as Mexico's Baja braces for major Hurricane Polo - PBS 45d ago RReuters Category 3 Hurricane Polo threatens Mexico's coast, landfall expected Monday 45d ago 10 tracked claims across 10 outlets
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Hurricane Polo sends dangerous swells toward Southern California
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