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新闻来源:1月8日 EDMONTON SUN9 I4 U7 c. ]7 C5 @: k9 ^) B4 U
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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。+ F# i2 p: z6 R6 D& r
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WORST SINCE 1989?( K( K0 K, b. H7 x
# B7 g. P6 a7 J) b) C% _1 H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。。( Z6 C9 r9 C) l0 j
T9 d v6 [- K) n$ GShelley 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。2 t3 f0 M8 X8 m% p* P$ b
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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。
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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。5 l0 a `# r* i* V1 T! [
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WACKY EVERYWHERE3 l& i' q6 B# n" b+ P/ r$ J6 V# D9 R2 F
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Indeed, 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.0 E5 Q) G: R+ y- i5 R
5 z8 L' \/ K1 v4 BClimatologists 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.( C: ^5 p- k9 ?. G( Y* w
, x* B" S; ]* Q& ]+ v, b* C* [In Toronto, temperatures were expected to continue hovering a few degrees above freezing for the next few days.9 n: L# R4 ^, s& f i3 w- z: ~0 I2 d w
+ q; L+ t7 w& PVancouver was sitting at a seasonable 10 degrees yesterday, but has seen weeks of record-breaking wind and rain storms. |
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