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新闻来源:1月8日 EDMONTON SUN
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! C# d1 Y( V" t; ACTV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?
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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。。5 c. h+ d" X( C% u# C ^) [- c4 |& G
) j0 ]9 w8 p- {# U/ v; ]$ K) ^+ @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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& m9 B9 n0 w* nCoun. 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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, y) Y3 V+ s1 Y! a. H+ v ZOzero 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。; g3 c$ u; k* Y, R: i, w( `
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6 N- ^, m) R& t" ^WACKY EVERYWHERE$ W1 b+ }0 R/ b
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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.! ?# B# }9 ?- I# P9 N* G$ Q
7 z) r% }- m8 u0 WClimatologists have predicted 2007 will be the warmest year on record.! k- O, \0 g9 g% Z3 `& x2 v: S
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In Ottawa, the Rideau Canal, billed as the world's longest skating rink, still isn't frozen.$ N( P) d7 h# J2 w1 r
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In Toronto, temperatures were expected to continue hovering a few degrees above freezing for the next few days.9 i5 j+ k9 H6 a
+ Y4 x3 f- t6 X+ G' m# jVancouver was sitting at a seasonable 10 degrees yesterday, but has seen weeks of record-breaking wind and rain storms. |
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