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新闻来源:1月8日 EDMONTON SUN
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4 [! o4 B5 j( j) G# e; 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。5 x5 O: N$ G6 q# ~) ` |
: k0 g) W( w% O8 B5 {9 |WORST SINCE 1989?
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6 z* ?4 C& ]5 [& d5 d' X% f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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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。! M _- ?3 w7 J$ v6 y
' K) Y% T! `$ e, 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。, u0 l7 v# f" C+ N9 W# k! d- w! h
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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。1 J5 U# g# W+ d
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WACKY EVERYWHERE
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- r2 [" j7 k! p1 GIndeed, 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.
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4 J" i, Q6 `- N* r# O* sClimatologists have predicted 2007 will be the warmest year on record.- T- e, V' _$ X) t
3 |( x4 C% [& M W2 h5 WIn Ottawa, the Rideau Canal, billed as the world's longest skating rink, still isn't frozen.3 t `' O% Y% |( k# I* Y3 k
+ t7 V! _& C3 f' e" h2 ]4 k" MIn Toronto, temperatures were expected to continue hovering a few degrees above freezing for the next few days.
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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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