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新闻来源:1月8日 EDMONTON SUN
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& z- O% m+ ?1 l( H: |CTV天气预报专家Ozero说:2007年有个温暖的开始,但很快从北冰洋吹过来的寒流,将在本周三带来18年以来最大的暴风雪,将会是对严冬的一个考验。周三的北冰洋寒流,将会使气温下降,并带来14CM的降雪和强风,风冷系数将达到零下40度。* ~ E3 Q3 C; O( U# E9 j
, R, D1 m! a1 q1 P: p6 Y) PWORST SINCE 1989?2 [$ X$ E' e8 f3 {# O1 x% q. p
- e/ f* w l6 g( t, P+ W9 E' z根据专家估计,这次将是1989年1月30号以来的最严重的一次。在89年的那次,风速达30KMH,气温降至-27度,加上风冷系数到-42度。事情也许并不是太糟,但看起来仍是一个叫人不好过的暴风雪天。。
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Shelley Williams, Bissell Centre executive director说:天气将会使生活变得艰难,但我们的工作人员和志愿者们会努力帮助那些无家可归的人。我相信他们会努力工作并提交一个过冬计划。
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! T7 P# y. w* f$ }# ACoun. Kim Krushell said 城市的清雪工作在十一月份被拖延,是由于找不到签约者,但这种状况在12月份已经改善。如果这种状况持续下去,我们会平安度过这场暴风雪。
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Ozero said,雪会在周四下,但低温在白天将保持在零下20多度,夜间将零下30多度,并将持续2周。这一状况与在一月2号打破了常年记录,达到了零上2度的上一周天气将形成对比。" k! [4 U0 a9 A5 a
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WACKY EVERYWHERE; J* d0 d9 m u c5 G
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Indeed, the weather has been wacky across the country this season.+ I% }# P8 _1 }- ]
; }- m- _ t5 O5 r) MSnow is rare in many regions, with ski hills and tourist operators complaining the weather has been melting away their bottom line.
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Climatologists have predicted 2007 will be the warmest year on record.3 C& l* G+ @* g1 u5 m1 J
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In Ottawa, the Rideau Canal, billed as the world's longest skating rink, still isn't frozen.% C5 e/ z/ f6 o. ~+ P
) I" N( D+ h! P! oIn Toronto, temperatures were expected to continue hovering a few degrees above freezing for the next few days.+ ~, P1 h+ ?7 D- j Y3 ]
$ a9 P8 j6 ~/ c) V; XVancouver was sitting at a seasonable 10 degrees yesterday, but has seen weeks of record-breaking wind and rain storms. |
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