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新闻来源:1月8日 EDMONTON SUN5 ?1 V' I1 \: P; `( X& y' R
7 W2 Y$ W# |2 I/ K X" CCTV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。0 J0 i; g% z2 H/ h$ [1 ?5 s
; c/ C5 j# o" o! @' oWORST SINCE 1989?
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4 T, T8 a6 B3 W& d/ Q& M) ]* P( O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。。" j& @0 d% P0 R9 N9 V2 P* R( O; q
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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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! t4 E0 V5 p( FCoun. 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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0 I4 J% I5 `1 c9 hOzero 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。' k( e! K3 b0 c0 v$ j
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WACKY EVERYWHERE
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9 I% T {# I' HIndeed, the weather has been wacky across the country this season.
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4 C) _* S0 Q& u% J5 L* bSnow 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.0 p# s6 L$ e/ `6 a: ~/ {, J' n+ r7 I
1 Y; ^9 d6 p0 L: C6 `; |$ t2 j5 [In Ottawa, the Rideau Canal, billed as the world's longest skating rink, still isn't frozen.! U: \- M3 z, Y4 }( ]5 W' p
5 ]. A8 k J9 S1 s5 j" L0 T gIn Toronto, temperatures were expected to continue hovering a few degrees above freezing for the next few days., ]! E4 n8 n' L
1 |: m0 n ^9 W4 XVancouver was sitting at a seasonable 10 degrees yesterday, but has seen weeks of record-breaking wind and rain storms. |
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