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新闻来源:1月8日 EDMONTON SUN
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# y) p& a( ]+ ~- I% MCTV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。" S8 f* v" h" X2 x5 h: ^1 ~) q
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WORST SINCE 1989?
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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。。5 x% k5 o3 x6 r: Z4 I
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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。% j% e$ y- J) w. F
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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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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。
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|8 Y7 D/ Z9 l, |, sWACKY EVERYWHERE
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Indeed, the weather has been wacky across the country this season.
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7 j0 t& E& V- lSnow 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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5 n# U/ K/ O' F" O2 d0 a( JClimatologists have predicted 2007 will be the warmest year on record.
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" N/ e: q/ P2 B9 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.
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1 ^, [7 b/ c5 ~/ C/ J! a( lVancouver was sitting at a seasonable 10 degrees yesterday, but has seen weeks of record-breaking wind and rain storms. |
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