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新闻来源:1月8日 EDMONTON SUN+ z7 B% c, u% m5 q% D6 L: {+ N' s, x
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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。
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WORST SINCE 1989?1 C7 F* \' ~ n
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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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/ {0 B3 ?5 k! c5 \5 k& AShelley 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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$ b6 | b( D) N7 U( A8 C3 I4 z1 nCoun. 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。$ a0 w, J/ O/ m# o; e4 Y8 {' W3 N
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6 A! ]; ` ]: ^1 D0 oWACKY EVERYWHERE
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Indeed, the weather has been wacky across the country this season.
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Snow is rare in many regions, with ski hills and tourist operators complaining the weather has been melting away their bottom line.: b: u9 x+ |( Q1 F
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Climatologists have predicted 2007 will be the warmest year on record.
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In Ottawa, the Rideau Canal, billed as the world's longest skating rink, still isn't frozen./ c6 ?3 G4 h% @5 E5 t+ A/ s
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In Toronto, temperatures were expected to continue hovering a few degrees above freezing for the next few days.. Y9 ~; C% j! ?
) A# P; M: ]! b: g! WVancouver was sitting at a seasonable 10 degrees yesterday, but has seen weeks of record-breaking wind and rain storms. |
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