“Sierra Madre mountain range weakens typhoons”
Teddy Baguilat
Former House representative. In a Facebook post. Claim dated 24 Oct 2024.
FactRakers rated thisMISSING CONTEXT
What FactRakers found
Tropical cyclones (TCs) maintain their intensity, or maximum wind speed, during landfall and the first six hours over Luzon despite crossing the Sierra Madre Mountain Range (SMMR) and Cordillera Mountain Range (CMR), according to a 2023 study.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Teddy Baguilat (Former House representative) made this claim around 24 October 2024. FactRakers (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 11 November 2024, 18 days later. Its rating was “MISSING CONTEXT”.
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