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新闻来源:1月8日 EDMONTON SUN. ^; D' A9 m' @4 o" k
" H4 ?/ C3 k2 l1 uCTV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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2 V; n4 Y9 ^; `7 U+ xWORST SINCE 1989?4 P! ?( ^$ z' q: n0 c
8 N, ]- Z) B3 Y C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。4 N2 z: x& M; A- B* f( m' H$ d2 y
- g3 h4 R& e* KCoun. 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。# s& l' g, }' ^* s' m# t+ _+ B! M
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; ~4 c/ q6 ~$ E" H2 gWACKY EVERYWHERE& ]+ a) {$ }& a0 q" X
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Indeed, the weather has been wacky across the country this season.
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. f* d0 J. L4 I: ASnow is rare in many regions, with ski hills and tourist operators complaining the weather has been melting away their bottom line.6 _) }7 N9 N- r/ S7 L, o0 V
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Climatologists have predicted 2007 will be the warmest year on record.
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- ~- J6 `5 N- V( y! ?In Ottawa, the Rideau Canal, billed as the world's longest skating rink, still isn't frozen.
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In Toronto, temperatures were expected to continue hovering a few degrees above freezing for the next few days.- ^0 D0 \1 M% Y6 \( T
* Y. x; A0 X/ Q- ?8 u& P [Vancouver was sitting at a seasonable 10 degrees yesterday, but has seen weeks of record-breaking wind and rain storms. |
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