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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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WORST SINCE 1989?- B3 S: S5 H$ k( r1 y
1 r) A' U* z4 v7 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。。
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8 J: w7 ?# L3 R( l$ M2 W0 L$ N! ]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。1 ?) c! p& n9 P* m; a* K
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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。/ N5 i& J& ?9 J; q
5 ~8 I+ ~* c0 P; u. g6 DOzero 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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WACKY EVERYWHERE! C, C7 ?* o. G% Q K& V
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Indeed, the weather has been wacky across the country this season.
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/ g8 `3 V9 { M5 n- G$ oSnow is rare in many regions, with ski hills and tourist operators complaining the weather has been melting away their bottom line.+ I, {! v1 k8 t* v: ?
1 `# B. p' w5 u- s7 w0 W- j @8 zClimatologists have predicted 2007 will be the warmest year on record.
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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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& U6 d$ Q+ s; p* bVancouver was sitting at a seasonable 10 degrees yesterday, but has seen weeks of record-breaking wind and rain storms. |
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