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新闻来源:1月8日 EDMONTON SUN
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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。 R& _' I* Q5 U& T3 ?, o2 ~
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WORST SINCE 1989?' q# f/ S8 N! Q( F" ?
5 N$ l2 J: q* T5 W# D! W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。$ w6 }: N! ^0 e/ Y- ]+ l( W" X: L
$ N* \8 y1 O2 ECoun. 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。7 @5 W' l% n, |$ a n$ i1 b+ m- w$ n
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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。
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WACKY EVERYWHERE" g7 G J' L/ S6 g- w1 \( C4 z
$ z1 l. K6 Y: [9 G9 zIndeed, the weather has been wacky across the country this season.# o' M8 `! I( C, r4 c+ u; |
. K8 @2 I' d2 r: C/ N: ]Snow is rare in many regions, with ski hills and tourist operators complaining the weather has been melting away their bottom line.# p! {# ~! m4 f: c
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Climatologists have predicted 2007 will be the warmest year on record." q9 ~; Q* N* ]) O! B H. F" v
' v; o) e) |" q, U6 \$ u; P5 `In Ottawa, the Rideau Canal, billed as the world's longest skating rink, still isn't frozen.
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In Toronto, temperatures were expected to continue hovering a few degrees above freezing for the next few days.
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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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