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新闻来源:1月8日 EDMONTON SUN, x% c/ i4 S6 g% L H: {
3 j8 ]) i; ?2 B6 P. i% t! VCTV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。2 ~8 J3 g; O* |- V# X, a6 h
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WORST SINCE 1989?
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0 p. n/ \7 Q* z$ o6 W, i: f5 k7 p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。。 c* i0 r1 r9 b" u; T4 g7 ~! k
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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。, o8 k9 u8 C3 d, d) j( ?
; D) `. b- W9 M6 c0 Z. hCoun. 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。, v0 i+ Z f: N" C' [- i/ D4 z1 G5 \& @ n
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WACKY EVERYWHERE/ |6 Z* b+ {( B: {, c4 X. Q3 W
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Indeed, the weather has been wacky across the country this season.9 O* b r" u; X. q2 O
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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.
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Climatologists have predicted 2007 will be the warmest year on record.# l6 |0 Y# e) z" t) e
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In Ottawa, the Rideau Canal, billed as the world's longest skating rink, still isn't frozen.
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) J6 Z7 U- ^8 f( ?In Toronto, temperatures were expected to continue hovering a few degrees above freezing for the next few days.- \ w5 o, C3 D$ p, i4 d( x
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Vancouver was sitting at a seasonable 10 degrees yesterday, but has seen weeks of record-breaking wind and rain storms. |
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