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新闻来源:1月8日 EDMONTON SUN
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# C+ A5 Y% F* ]5 I ?4 LCTV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。7 f4 U2 N0 i/ K3 Z3 n5 z6 J2 U. f
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" Q) O' I* u" z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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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。7 W9 x( {% X* T; M% c' Z# q$ ?$ R
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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。' _' ?, {' E: X: _: _" z
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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。: L1 P' {8 ~2 Q. b
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WACKY EVERYWHERE. C- D+ E/ v$ Z1 P
4 l2 e5 w7 O5 o, P# y2 J) ~Indeed, the weather has been wacky across the country this season.9 S7 Y+ o8 z" g. C0 @' S1 Y9 e/ 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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Climatologists have predicted 2007 will be the warmest year on record.
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$ W' v# K3 {: x# q( DIn Ottawa, the Rideau Canal, billed as the world's longest skating rink, still isn't frozen.
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4 j. ^' g) T% M1 }" y$ X9 x' j$ aIn Toronto, temperatures were expected to continue hovering a few degrees above freezing for the next few days.9 J) e+ H" \3 e8 ^( w% {) q* g7 p
/ v" ^- {' k0 a+ rVancouver was sitting at a seasonable 10 degrees yesterday, but has seen weeks of record-breaking wind and rain storms. |
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