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新闻来源:1月8日 EDMONTON SUN
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CTV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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5 c+ U' n' b! t5 t# VWORST SINCE 1989?
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4 g6 n, o( {" J) 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。。: g. M& a: l2 v3 o |+ ?: ^ ~0 ?8 c
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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。
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; s5 F3 \0 \' [3 V% O" gCoun. 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。6 f( a. T! @- h5 v; M
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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。9 }5 h- c" s# P( R. l
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z8 q5 h& I: jWACKY EVERYWHERE1 k9 ]5 G2 t. a/ D( i& g3 G
' P: D+ z5 ]7 l7 PIndeed, 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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& |2 t& K* ?3 J' Y0 p' E2 H4 L8 SClimatologists have predicted 2007 will be the warmest year on record." G b9 u7 W# h4 P( ~7 {+ W
1 o, ?0 L: }' f/ r$ b! bIn 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 p$ f1 Q4 e: Y4 J! w3 I
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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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