Fact-Check, Weather

After Super Typhoon Uwan (international name: Fungโ€‘Wong) hit northern Luzon, social media buzzed with claims that the Sierraโ€ฏMadre mountain range โ€œbroke the eyeโ€ of the storm. Images showed a well-defined eye before landfall and a degraded one afterward, leading many to credit the mountain range with weakening the super typhoon.Continue Reading

Weather

MANILA, Philippines (November 9) โ€“ Satellite images from Japanโ€™s Himawari-8 weather satellite show Typhoon Uwan (international name: Fung-Wong) rapidly intensifying over the Philippine Sea, its massive cloud cover now spanning the entire Luzon landmass and much of the Visayas. At 11 a.m. on Sunday, November 9, PAGASA said Uwanโ€™s eyeContinue Reading