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新闻来源:1月8日 EDMONTON SUN
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. W: U8 S6 R) D5 q9 kCTV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。- u8 @5 F3 H7 a7 d" r- c
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WORST SINCE 1989?* C! N4 X: U. E( h4 ~: G
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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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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。; l; ]1 s @, B" P. W7 l( D
* t& ]$ B) U1 a+ J. PCoun. 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。) b9 P$ c- r3 q) c7 i" s9 y! X
$ Z% \! m2 P) v! ZOzero 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。- B& E- y6 I6 q8 p7 B9 T
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WACKY EVERYWHERE
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Indeed, the weather has been wacky across the country this season., R! {7 N e: K+ p) L" o f
: ]% X# `' o! O. SSnow is rare in many regions, with ski hills and tourist operators complaining the weather has been melting away their bottom line.( Z- j( o2 ]9 B, T* `4 u+ _
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Climatologists have predicted 2007 will be the warmest year on record.' a# D# ?; S- a2 B( h2 o
% U9 f2 R) o* l/ X9 h+ {In Ottawa, the Rideau Canal, billed as the world's longest skating rink, still isn't frozen.) ^9 L' ]# x, q' u* H
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In Toronto, temperatures were expected to continue hovering a few degrees above freezing for the next few days.; r( k( h# A; P8 q
% d& { ^; k0 t2 @4 RVancouver was sitting at a seasonable 10 degrees yesterday, but has seen weeks of record-breaking wind and rain storms. |
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