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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。/ N# {6 J: e+ }
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WORST SINCE 1989?4 _ \/ B/ D$ M# \+ I4 {3 N5 y6 F; W' H
0 {- x+ u3 Y, D3 h3 S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。。6 h6 F+ U: A/ z* |3 B! N, ^# G
+ N. C. @& O2 Z+ e+ FShelley 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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Coun. 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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9 ]& O3 z2 ?8 }- f! A7 \, W5 f: m/ {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。# V0 }8 Q! U1 T6 h$ F5 U3 [1 x
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; Z4 h) V3 I/ h' f8 v: [' n! iWACKY EVERYWHERE! |: A+ ~/ d$ D& e' J* a
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Indeed, the weather has been wacky across the country this season.1 y g9 r6 s# M" ]
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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 u' U8 _" X( M; s7 o2 TClimatologists have predicted 2007 will be the warmest year on record." y3 v9 V. r- C# v2 D
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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.
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) F" d. e1 W5 M" D; M- BVancouver was sitting at a seasonable 10 degrees yesterday, but has seen weeks of record-breaking wind and rain storms. |
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