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新闻来源:1月8日 EDMONTON SUN! W0 L0 y [5 l
; X$ x- `, @; j. 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。& Q% s* ^7 O2 |3 |' {" Z4 p% k: |: H
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WORST SINCE 1989?( J$ Q) z L, g2 c4 y/ R
8 v* D, j2 Z: A" H+ l- [0 k3 p3 j6 I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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" r& h9 }% U" HShelley 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。! o) r7 X" m' D% L
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Coun. 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。9 J- F$ \/ y) W+ h Z& X% e- S
4 [; S9 t9 T- K: O& O% ?: }1 z$ ?* F( ]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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" x& N7 P, \) {8 T4 p* w7 m$ FWACKY EVERYWHERE
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. b D; P; p4 a# P2 d% O. wIndeed, the weather has been wacky across the country this season.
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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.5 Z2 U* @- ~# M" R9 N6 E
- P8 \% q% ~% V* {* [; UClimatologists have predicted 2007 will be the warmest year on record.
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+ N5 ^/ w% F4 h8 L1 TIn Ottawa, the Rideau Canal, billed as the world's longest skating rink, still isn't frozen.
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7 W7 g# M! U2 o7 \In Toronto, temperatures were expected to continue hovering a few degrees above freezing for the next few days.
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2 D1 B+ D/ c9 n( B9 e# X9 fVancouver was sitting at a seasonable 10 degrees yesterday, but has seen weeks of record-breaking wind and rain storms. |
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