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新闻来源:1月8日 EDMONTON SUN$ f: H3 E% |; u% s
- E) H. F. y' q. H: L% T9 KCTV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# E P5 t4 b! M5 y: z
0 Z) ]: C7 I @/ S P( S2 ~WORST SINCE 1989?$ P% ~3 [& ]: N/ W5 o3 c; a
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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。。4 ~( Y+ k. y0 g R/ i5 S1 c& w
/ ^, W" }% G& \6 ]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。5 D; p* k& Z2 D
2 D7 g \" l6 k& T3 A9 o, i' OCoun. 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。" `* x* n3 D M0 ~8 G$ Z0 G1 Q
2 H9 E0 K4 V, V' g KOzero 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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$ Z2 S, C& m' o+ @0 J9 WWACKY EVERYWHERE
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Indeed, the weather has been wacky across the country this season.5 e& {9 \' V" o+ y5 g
|+ K8 A; t, M, ?( C8 t1 PSnow is rare in many regions, with ski hills and tourist operators complaining the weather has been melting away their bottom line.; `, Q. _& e) |0 Y3 q
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Climatologists have predicted 2007 will be the warmest year on record.
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6 v& z6 b( v4 l) B4 ]6 T/ G) _/ ]1 E/ uIn Ottawa, the Rideau Canal, billed as the world's longest skating rink, still isn't frozen.
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% O) N: ?3 B" PIn Toronto, temperatures were expected to continue hovering a few degrees above freezing for the next few days.1 U4 ]6 Y0 u5 _; C; h
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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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