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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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@/ p; t4 L& `- a; UWORST SINCE 1989?6 O, M; G0 r+ H& i
( u: i: R9 A# R. i, G2 W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。。# A" H6 d4 R) l! T9 a: N* ^) l$ v
1 R2 ^1 v9 v9 w5 _1 oShelley 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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* C5 j; h3 E* s3 hCoun. 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。# Y9 q' W3 J1 @: o6 H0 W
$ V3 ?5 Y/ k2 s; I( K8 D, mOzero 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。$ M! d5 x# q7 o; p3 H( C! P
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0 n" R$ d- E, \( p0 \1 D' mWACKY EVERYWHERE0 s( u; ?3 b! V9 x9 X3 c" X) x
2 w6 l/ q E: r2 QIndeed, the weather has been wacky across the country this season.; f: K! g7 s" u1 d; n: z
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Snow is rare in many regions, with ski hills and tourist operators complaining the weather has been melting away their bottom line.
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Climatologists have predicted 2007 will be the warmest year on record.* E; F: U& s/ f/ F' R& Y& V" }, r
9 ]" \+ D! A) N' n" _5 K, ]8 wIn Ottawa, the Rideau Canal, billed as the world's longest skating rink, still isn't frozen.
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+ h3 ~5 z( ]( |5 ?/ n8 {1 NIn Toronto, temperatures were expected to continue hovering a few degrees above freezing for the next few days.
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Y Z# L& `! y4 H. \) u& ~Vancouver was sitting at a seasonable 10 degrees yesterday, but has seen weeks of record-breaking wind and rain storms. |
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