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新闻来源:1月8日 EDMONTON SUN
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$ T8 Y" C, I5 _( h+ z- K" nCTV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 B; P0 a! y! J) X: a- h6 Z& u
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WORST SINCE 1989?
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; @# O# ]0 Y2 `$ @8 g& ~# |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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) [3 ]& }: N* vShelley 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。/ e2 ~: w/ y1 e( \6 v. c' V
" y8 s/ r/ p% z5 Y3 B4 h5 ECoun. 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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4 V% L* ?4 W' bOzero 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。6 R- x7 L# x4 T
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' r9 v1 m2 {" ^; s0 B( w& TWACKY EVERYWHERE, \/ h$ m! ~& k5 `: ^6 o
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Indeed, 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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1 o+ G% i9 F1 w& T8 t$ j2 A( ~% FClimatologists have predicted 2007 will be the warmest year on record.
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3 _( V; o, ?+ L6 N7 GIn Ottawa, the Rideau Canal, billed as the world's longest skating rink, still isn't frozen.
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, w; A, u7 Z% ]3 `In Toronto, temperatures were expected to continue hovering a few degrees above freezing for the next few days.
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6 c: {1 g" `$ |+ F2 MVancouver was sitting at a seasonable 10 degrees yesterday, but has seen weeks of record-breaking wind and rain storms. |
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