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. v; j$ I9 d# l2 }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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! Q* O* D( o* L* f- |/ AWORST SINCE 1989?
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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。。6 I2 K$ _6 Y$ `+ s5 N
% Z( ~- p: I1 N6 MShelley 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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! r4 z" v) }* k& w' e. vCoun. 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。$ j5 s! }1 F! l+ z2 D6 h
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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。2 k9 Y t+ }4 g' L& N; Q# ?4 H# d
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WACKY EVERYWHERE
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9 ?" ^0 N3 i; h; _* R8 J- \Indeed, the weather has been wacky across the country this season.5 E/ @5 Y4 r: I3 V. K; n4 C- a+ V
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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.3 {( W4 j5 m" g; L7 p5 h9 M) I
; i+ Q3 S9 ^; m1 B) j0 T" IIn Ottawa, the Rideau Canal, billed as the world's longest skating rink, still isn't frozen.
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. F" e9 G: A- a7 X6 S/ X4 Q& b2 ]- ~In Toronto, temperatures were expected to continue hovering a few degrees above freezing for the next few days.6 B" I9 r3 S8 ~* ~5 p6 ^
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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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