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.