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新闻来源:1月8日 EDMONTON SUN
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: s8 q+ Q+ e6 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。* w/ s& N, t: Z( t( E ?4 Y( d
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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。。
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2 k" ~. R" d1 E& H( r+ \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。
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7 R( z" C. }, L, s. k m' m1 JCoun. 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。 \2 v6 i* g: d3 M5 a; J
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WACKY EVERYWHERE5 O: U" y# A) h. p3 D& q
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Indeed, the weather has been wacky across the country this season.* R% J X# C( m3 q" Y
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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.
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In Ottawa, the Rideau Canal, billed as the world's longest skating rink, still isn't frozen.) K+ Y6 i! e9 }9 s; D! ~2 B
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In Toronto, temperatures were expected to continue hovering a few degrees above freezing for the next few days.
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* \4 a1 f2 a. b+ d8 lVancouver was sitting at a seasonable 10 degrees yesterday, but has seen weeks of record-breaking wind and rain storms. |
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