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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。
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$ }7 N+ q& \* S. o+ iWORST SINCE 1989?
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0 Z5 n2 S4 l [; T$ V9 h* g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。
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% s2 J0 a% t3 v$ e5 Y* A& u% z- _+ UCoun. 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。8 i2 b: d6 Q: I
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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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6 w' ~8 h. h3 a6 f0 M! y7 zWACKY EVERYWHERE% f# v6 ?9 D' P1 q1 a' }
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Indeed, the weather has been wacky across the country this season.# A6 P& e5 F9 l1 \4 x
; f, Z: D4 \, c3 w* J, QSnow is rare in many regions, with ski hills and tourist operators complaining the weather has been melting away their bottom line.2 n2 P; ]: e! v, j' M9 D
- A f# y/ u1 m' M$ j, M0 s3 `5 g* Q2 rClimatologists have predicted 2007 will be the warmest year on record.9 [1 k& l* G2 _0 h* T$ s1 y* h
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In Ottawa, the Rideau Canal, billed as the world's longest skating rink, still isn't frozen.6 @7 F, I g L: z# q3 ~' B" F
( U7 }! e$ i* p' u% yIn Toronto, temperatures were expected to continue hovering a few degrees above freezing for the next few days.
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; P) C+ n+ A; a( w7 e- OVancouver was sitting at a seasonable 10 degrees yesterday, but has seen weeks of record-breaking wind and rain storms. |
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