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新闻来源:1月8日 EDMONTON SUN- o# |* {7 Z1 I$ y7 q: j
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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。: _: ^( |8 x" c9 V7 u4 p: [% n5 |
0 r6 U! ~( T- ?9 L+ OWORST SINCE 1989?# q2 _( f7 m1 |0 V: P/ ?$ J
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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。。4 S( h+ G' z) d: E
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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。, t* k5 }' j- T$ K
2 S. Q1 X V9 {" m3 x$ wCoun. 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。) f" O5 p: ]$ M9 {
6 T4 v" A; I7 Z4 q9 J) S; YOzero 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。 D9 B& Z# A T0 P; ^8 ^. `
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WACKY EVERYWHERE) {1 t) O. l2 K3 i, \3 ?
4 H [8 ]8 j7 N RIndeed, the weather has been wacky across the country this season.' m4 {% X6 x" O6 z! x
( [" w' H; @; v3 F4 D, @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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' L6 D: P1 y( mClimatologists have predicted 2007 will be the warmest year on record.' w' \5 D6 n) ]; n
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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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Vancouver was sitting at a seasonable 10 degrees yesterday, but has seen weeks of record-breaking wind and rain storms. |
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