Hurricane John makes landfall in Mexico as Category 3 storm

• The NHC said in a Monday night forecast discussion that Hurricane John was expected to bring "life-threatening storm surge" and produce 6-12 inches of rain "with isolated totals around 15 inches across the coastal areas of Chiapas."

What they're saying: Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador urged people in affected regions to take precautions as the storm approached.

• "Seek higher ground, protect yourselves and do not forget that life is the most important thing; material things can be replaced," he wrote on X.

Between the lines: Studies show that hurricanes are increasingly likely to become more intense due in large part to human-caused climate change, and they are also likelier to rapidly intensify.

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Editor's note: This article has been updated with more details on the storm, comment from Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and further context.