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新闻来源:1月8日 EDMONTON SUN+ p7 _( x4 n5 G; x# C1 D
. e0 z7 q9 ~, {$ L' ~8 a/ I, eCTV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。5 d% q% D; K' ~
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WORST SINCE 1989?
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/ e; ^2 t5 l) u) M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。。" ?+ J5 ] d/ v; z
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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。$ \7 C2 U! B. T8 n0 @
8 f) ]' v; k4 y6 ?; t) J) kCoun. 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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; k4 }# @4 M( M+ O- vOzero 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。
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WACKY EVERYWHERE9 X$ O3 J" ]* K5 p& G V; r% h I
& G/ u% D. T sIndeed, the weather has been wacky across the country this season.
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+ _3 n9 }8 s$ l+ y, _Snow is rare in many regions, with ski hills and tourist operators complaining the weather has been melting away their bottom line.& _- A/ l7 R% w
# h- ]% }$ C; PClimatologists 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.! z$ C& L4 j! Z( @
* |; \ \) A" E0 C" D! vIn Toronto, temperatures were expected to continue hovering a few degrees above freezing for the next few days.9 s; a9 e1 u9 |, Z0 ]0 A8 V" h
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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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