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新闻来源:1月8日 EDMONTON SUN
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: X& P- q3 L9 N4 N1 g* Z4 f" l+ lCTV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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WORST SINCE 1989?! @' D- m8 d- J3 S- i
% v3 J* E4 B- T) C7 b7 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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, a! G& a" m1 W5 Y* w% 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。
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6 @# K; p4 t" W# O. b% q3 ]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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1 J0 }( D5 x/ u o% ]& a# GOzero 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。) o- v0 }+ G8 |3 j
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+ c: b( e9 F" \; m& K5 SWACKY EVERYWHERE% N# z' s* f1 g5 i8 q# l
8 ~! d& \" i# o7 A1 v4 [Indeed, the weather has been wacky across the country this season.: f: {! W: `, j5 K/ M8 S+ @4 k
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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.6 p p$ G# h4 ?6 D* Y* E2 u' [% S
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In Ottawa, the Rideau Canal, billed as the world's longest skating rink, still isn't frozen." m! b' B" A- {4 D5 F( X" o+ L, L
+ g& }2 X6 K% [+ F l/ d$ S5 dIn Toronto, temperatures were expected to continue hovering a few degrees above freezing for the next few days.- r* u$ v8 T2 ?) @$ W
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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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