Hurricane Polo Reaches Category 5
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The same story at six levels
How the first sentence reads at every level, from A1 to C2.
- A1
Hurricane Polo is a very strong storm.
- A2
Hurricane Polo reached Category 5 in September 2026.
- B1
On September 22, 2026, Hurricane Polo reached Category 5 status.
- B2
On September 22, 2026, Hurricane Polo reached Category 5 status.
- C1
On September 22, 2026, Hurricane Polo reached Category 5 status after its maximum sustained winds increased by 167 kilometres per hour (104 miles per hour) in a single day.
- C2
On September 22, 2026, Hurricane Polo reached Category 5 status after its maximum sustained winds increased by 167 kilometres per hour (104 miles per hour) in a single day.
Key words
Words from the B1 text, with their meaning.
- unusual
- not common or expected
- analyst
- people who study information to explain or predict things
- circular
- shaped like a circle or moving in a circle
- measure
- found the size, amount, or speed of something
- environment
- the conditions that surround someone or something
- prevent
- stopped something from happening
Rewritten with AI from facts reported by NASA Earth Observatory. Read the original for the full report.