Predicting Hurricanes

In 1943, the Texas coast was devastated by a “surprise hurricane” no one (38)_____ coming. There were no weather satellites in 1943 — the first wouldn’t enter orbit for the other 20 years — and not even weather radar was available yet.

Today, (39)_____ , ho hurricane can get very far without lots of humans watching its every move. We have several ways of tracking and predicting (40)_____ tropical cyclones do, but NOAA and NASA satellites are some of the best tools for understanding them. Both agencies have systems (41)_____ precise data and imagery of hurricanes. Recently, NASA (42)_____ eight micro-satellites to improve our understanding of hurricane formation.

Baldwin Street

When asked, “What is the world’s steepest street?”, (33)_____ people would reply, “The zig-zag one’, referring to Lombard Street in San Francisco. Lombard Street is definitely zig-zaggy and steep but, compared to Baldwin St in Dunedin, New Zealand, it is no more than a gentle slope.

Baldwin Street (34)_____ by the Guinness Book of Records as the steepest street in the world. The street has an average slope of just over 1:5, which means that for every 5 metres travelled horizontally, you also travel 1 metre vertically. Walking up and down Baldwin Street is Dunedin’s best attraction for tourists. It takes about ten minutes (35)_____ just about 350 metres! (36)_____ a couple of annual events held at Baldwin street, one being the Jaffa Race at the annual Cadbury Chocolate Carnival, where (37)_____ Giant Jaffas, hard orange candies with a chocolate centre, are rolled down the street.

Baldwin Street

When asked, “What is the world’s steepest street?”, (33)_____ people would reply, “The zig-zag one’, referring to Lombard Street in San Francisco. Lombard Street is definitely zig-zaggy and steep but, compared to Baldwin St in Dunedin, New Zealand, it is no more than a gentle slope.

Baldwin Street (34)_____ by the Guinness Book of Records as the steepest street in the world. The street has an average slope of just over 1:5, which means that for every 5 metres travelled horizontally, you also travel 1 metre vertically. Walking up and down Baldwin Street is Dunedin’s best attraction for tourists. It takes about ten minutes (35)_____ just about 350 metres! (36)_____ a couple of annual events held at Baldwin street, one being the Jaffa Race at the annual Cadbury Chocolate Carnival, where (37)_____ Giant Jaffas, hard orange candies with a chocolate centre, are rolled down the street.

Baldwin Street

When asked, “What is the world’s steepest street?”, (33)_____ people would reply, “The zig-zag one’, referring to Lombard Street in San Francisco. Lombard Street is definitely zig-zaggy and steep but, compared to Baldwin St in Dunedin, New Zealand, it is no more than a gentle slope.

Baldwin Street (34)_____ by the Guinness Book of Records as the steepest street in the world. The street has an average slope of just over 1:5, which means that for every 5 metres travelled horizontally, you also travel 1 metre vertically. Walking up and down Baldwin Street is Dunedin’s best attraction for tourists. It takes about ten minutes (35)_____ just about 350 metres! (36)_____ a couple of annual events held at Baldwin street, one being the Jaffa Race at the annual Cadbury Chocolate Carnival, where (37)_____ Giant Jaffas, hard orange candies with a chocolate centre, are rolled down the street.

Baldwin Street

When asked, “What is the world’s steepest street?”, (33)_____ people would reply, “The zig-zag one’, referring to Lombard Street in San Francisco. Lombard Street is definitely zig-zaggy and steep but, compared to Baldwin St in Dunedin, New Zealand, it is no more than a gentle slope.

Baldwin Street (34)_____ by the Guinness Book of Records as the steepest street in the world. The street has an average slope of just over 1:5, which means that for every 5 metres travelled horizontally, you also travel 1 metre vertically. Walking up and down Baldwin Street is Dunedin’s best attraction for tourists. It takes about ten minutes (35)_____ just about 350 metres! (36)_____ a couple of annual events held at Baldwin street, one being the Jaffa Race at the annual Cadbury Chocolate Carnival, where (37)_____ Giant Jaffas, hard orange candies with a chocolate centre, are rolled down the street.

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Baldwin Street

When asked, “What is the world’s steepest street?”, (33)_____ people would reply, “The zig-zag one’, referring to Lombard Street in San Francisco. Lombard Street is definitely zig-zaggy and steep but, compared to Baldwin St in Dunedin, New Zealand, it is no more than a gentle slope.

Baldwin Street (34)_____ by the Guinness Book of Records as the steepest street in the world. The street has an average slope of just over 1:5, which means that for every 5 metres travelled horizontally, you also travel 1 metre vertically. Walking up and down Baldwin Street is Dunedin’s best attraction for tourists. It takes about ten minutes (35)_____ just about 350 metres! (36)_____ a couple of annual events held at Baldwin street, one being the Jaffa Race at the annual Cadbury Chocolate Carnival, where (37)_____ Giant Jaffas, hard orange candies with a chocolate centre, are rolled down the street.

A Globetrotting Cat

A globetrotting cat managed to make its (23)_____ from Australia to Northern Ireland after a stop-off in London - almost 11,000 miles away.

The 25-year-old ginger cat, named Ozzie by his rescuers, was found wandering the streets of Laurelvale, near County Armagh, last week and (24)_____ to the local Cats Protection centre. The staff at the clinic scanned his microchip and were stunned to find the poor feline was registered in Sydney in 2000 as “Tigger”.

Volunteers launched an international campaign on social media to uncover how the tomcat ended up on the other side of the world — and the post has been (25)_____ more than 18,000 times. The Cats Protection Centre says it is likely that Ozzie was brought to London by its owner, before he (26)_____ then crossed the Irish Sea to Northern Ireland some 450 miles away.

Cats Protection co-ordinator, Gilian McMullen, said: “I responded to a call from a member of the public who was (27)_____ about a poorly stray cat that had been hanging around her garden for several days. The poor cat was in a starving (28)_____ but obviously had been cared for in the past because it was (29)_____ a collar. In Willow Veterinary Clinic we discovered it was microchipped and this is where the mystery begins. The cat had (30)_____ been microchipped in Australia. In 2004 he (31)_____ as a stray in a vet clinic in London, but no owners could be traced.”

Ozzie was also found to have been born in 1989, making him 25 — 10 years older than the age of the average cat. Ms McMullen added: “If only he could (32)_____ us about his life and how he got here.”

A Globetrotting Cat

A globetrotting cat managed to make its (23)_____ from Australia to Northern Ireland after a stop-off in London - almost 11,000 miles away.

The 25-year-old ginger cat, named Ozzie by his rescuers, was found wandering the streets of Laurelvale, near County Armagh, last week and (24)_____ to the local Cats Protection centre. The staff at the clinic scanned his microchip and were stunned to find the poor feline was registered in Sydney in 2000 as “Tigger”.

Volunteers launched an international campaign on social media to uncover how the tomcat ended up on the other side of the world — and the post has been (25)_____ more than 18,000 times. The Cats Protection Centre says it is likely that Ozzie was brought to London by its owner, before he (26)_____ then crossed the Irish Sea to Northern Ireland some 450 miles away.

Cats Protection co-ordinator, Gilian McMullen, said: “I responded to a call from a member of the public who was (27)_____ about a poorly stray cat that had been hanging around her garden for several days. The poor cat was in a starving (28)_____ but obviously had been cared for in the past because it was (29)_____ a collar. In Willow Veterinary Clinic we discovered it was microchipped and this is where the mystery begins. The cat had (30)_____ been microchipped in Australia. In 2004 he (31)_____ as a stray in a vet clinic in London, but no owners could be traced.”

Ozzie was also found to have been born in 1989, making him 25 — 10 years older than the age of the average cat. Ms McMullen added: “If only he could (32)_____ us about his life and how he got here.”

A Globetrotting Cat

A globetrotting cat managed to make its (23)_____ from Australia to Northern Ireland after a stop-off in London - almost 11,000 miles away.

The 25-year-old ginger cat, named Ozzie by his rescuers, was found wandering the streets of Laurelvale, near County Armagh, last week and (24)_____ to the local Cats Protection centre. The staff at the clinic scanned his microchip and were stunned to find the poor feline was registered in Sydney in 2000 as “Tigger”.

Volunteers launched an international campaign on social media to uncover how the tomcat ended up on the other side of the world — and the post has been (25)_____ more than 18,000 times. The Cats Protection Centre says it is likely that Ozzie was brought to London by its owner, before he (26)_____ then crossed the Irish Sea to Northern Ireland some 450 miles away.

Cats Protection co-ordinator, Gilian McMullen, said: “I responded to a call from a member of the public who was (27)_____ about a poorly stray cat that had been hanging around her garden for several days. The poor cat was in a starving (28)_____ but obviously had been cared for in the past because it was (29)_____ a collar. In Willow Veterinary Clinic we discovered it was microchipped and this is where the mystery begins. The cat had (30)_____ been microchipped in Australia. In 2004 he (31)_____ as a stray in a vet clinic in London, but no owners could be traced.”

Ozzie was also found to have been born in 1989, making him 25 — 10 years older than the age of the average cat. Ms McMullen added: “If only he could (32)_____ us about his life and how he got here.”

A Globetrotting Cat

A globetrotting cat managed to make its (23)_____ from Australia to Northern Ireland after a stop-off in London - almost 11,000 miles away.

The 25-year-old ginger cat, named Ozzie by his rescuers, was found wandering the streets of Laurelvale, near County Armagh, last week and (24)_____ to the local Cats Protection centre. The staff at the clinic scanned his microchip and were stunned to find the poor feline was registered in Sydney in 2000 as “Tigger”.

Volunteers launched an international campaign on social media to uncover how the tomcat ended up on the other side of the world — and the post has been (25)_____ more than 18,000 times. The Cats Protection Centre says it is likely that Ozzie was brought to London by its owner, before he (26)_____ then crossed the Irish Sea to Northern Ireland some 450 miles away.

Cats Protection co-ordinator, Gilian McMullen, said: “I responded to a call from a member of the public who was (27)_____ about a poorly stray cat that had been hanging around her garden for several days. The poor cat was in a starving (28)_____ but obviously had been cared for in the past because it was (29)_____ a collar. In Willow Veterinary Clinic we discovered it was microchipped and this is where the mystery begins. The cat had (30)_____ been microchipped in Australia. In 2004 he (31)_____ as a stray in a vet clinic in London, but no owners could be traced.”

Ozzie was also found to have been born in 1989, making him 25 — 10 years older than the age of the average cat. Ms McMullen added: “If only he could (32)_____ us about his life and how he got here.”

A Globetrotting Cat

A globetrotting cat managed to make its (23)_____ from Australia to Northern Ireland after a stop-off in London - almost 11,000 miles away.

The 25-year-old ginger cat, named Ozzie by his rescuers, was found wandering the streets of Laurelvale, near County Armagh, last week and (24)_____ to the local Cats Protection centre. The staff at the clinic scanned his microchip and were stunned to find the poor feline was registered in Sydney in 2000 as “Tigger”.

Volunteers launched an international campaign on social media to uncover how the tomcat ended up on the other side of the world — and the post has been (25)_____ more than 18,000 times. The Cats Protection Centre says it is likely that Ozzie was brought to London by its owner, before he (26)_____ then crossed the Irish Sea to Northern Ireland some 450 miles away.

Cats Protection co-ordinator, Gilian McMullen, said: “I responded to a call from a member of the public who was (27)_____ about a poorly stray cat that had been hanging around her garden for several days. The poor cat was in a starving (28)_____ but obviously had been cared for in the past because it was (29)_____ a collar. In Willow Veterinary Clinic we discovered it was microchipped and this is where the mystery begins. The cat had (30)_____ been microchipped in Australia. In 2004 he (31)_____ as a stray in a vet clinic in London, but no owners could be traced.”

Ozzie was also found to have been born in 1989, making him 25 — 10 years older than the age of the average cat. Ms McMullen added: “If only he could (32)_____ us about his life and how he got here.”

A Globetrotting Cat

A globetrotting cat managed to make its (23)_____ from Australia to Northern Ireland after a stop-off in London - almost 11,000 miles away.

The 25-year-old ginger cat, named Ozzie by his rescuers, was found wandering the streets of Laurelvale, near County Armagh, last week and (24)_____ to the local Cats Protection centre. The staff at the clinic scanned his microchip and were stunned to find the poor feline was registered in Sydney in 2000 as “Tigger”.

Volunteers launched an international campaign on social media to uncover how the tomcat ended up on the other side of the world — and the post has been (25)_____ more than 18,000 times. The Cats Protection Centre says it is likely that Ozzie was brought to London by its owner, before he (26)_____ then crossed the Irish Sea to Northern Ireland some 450 miles away.

Cats Protection co-ordinator, Gilian McMullen, said: “I responded to a call from a member of the public who was (27)_____ about a poorly stray cat that had been hanging around her garden for several days. The poor cat was in a starving (28)_____ but obviously had been cared for in the past because it was (29)_____ a collar. In Willow Veterinary Clinic we discovered it was microchipped and this is where the mystery begins. The cat had (30)_____ been microchipped in Australia. In 2004 he (31)_____ as a stray in a vet clinic in London, but no owners could be traced.”

Ozzie was also found to have been born in 1989, making him 25 — 10 years older than the age of the average cat. Ms McMullen added: “If only he could (32)_____ us about his life and how he got here.”

A Globetrotting Cat

A globetrotting cat managed to make its (23)_____ from Australia to Northern Ireland after a stop-off in London - almost 11,000 miles away.

The 25-year-old ginger cat, named Ozzie by his rescuers, was found wandering the streets of Laurelvale, near County Armagh, last week and (24)_____ to the local Cats Protection centre. The staff at the clinic scanned his microchip and were stunned to find the poor feline was registered in Sydney in 2000 as “Tigger”.

Volunteers launched an international campaign on social media to uncover how the tomcat ended up on the other side of the world — and the post has been (25)_____ more than 18,000 times. The Cats Protection Centre says it is likely that Ozzie was brought to London by its owner, before he (26)_____ then crossed the Irish Sea to Northern Ireland some 450 miles away.

Cats Protection co-ordinator, Gilian McMullen, said: “I responded to a call from a member of the public who was (27)_____ about a poorly stray cat that had been hanging around her garden for several days. The poor cat was in a starving (28)_____ but obviously had been cared for in the past because it was (29)_____ a collar. In Willow Veterinary Clinic we discovered it was microchipped and this is where the mystery begins. The cat had (30)_____ been microchipped in Australia. In 2004 he (31)_____ as a stray in a vet clinic in London, but no owners could be traced.”

Ozzie was also found to have been born in 1989, making him 25 — 10 years older than the age of the average cat. Ms McMullen added: “If only he could (32)_____ us about his life and how he got here.”

A Globetrotting Cat

A globetrotting cat managed to make its (23)_____ from Australia to Northern Ireland after a stop-off in London - almost 11,000 miles away.

The 25-year-old ginger cat, named Ozzie by his rescuers, was found wandering the streets of Laurelvale, near County Armagh, last week and (24)_____ to the local Cats Protection centre. The staff at the clinic scanned his microchip and were stunned to find the poor feline was registered in Sydney in 2000 as “Tigger”.

Volunteers launched an international campaign on social media to uncover how the tomcat ended up on the other side of the world — and the post has been (25)_____ more than 18,000 times. The Cats Protection Centre says it is likely that Ozzie was brought to London by its owner, before he (26)_____ then crossed the Irish Sea to Northern Ireland some 450 miles away.

Cats Protection co-ordinator, Gilian McMullen, said: “I responded to a call from a member of the public who was (27)_____ about a poorly stray cat that had been hanging around her garden for several days. The poor cat was in a starving (28)_____ but obviously had been cared for in the past because it was (29)_____ a collar. In Willow Veterinary Clinic we discovered it was microchipped and this is where the mystery begins. The cat had (30)_____ been microchipped in Australia. In 2004 he (31)_____ as a stray in a vet clinic in London, but no owners could be traced.”

Ozzie was also found to have been born in 1989, making him 25 — 10 years older than the age of the average cat. Ms McMullen added: “If only he could (32)_____ us about his life and how he got here.”