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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。) |: A/ C0 `! T% g! ]& ^
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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。。% v# E! E# r% f8 t: O
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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。# H6 X: l( [7 _( B
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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。3 M, J; G) B* j1 `3 F4 G
# y& |2 b& R7 h } g- C- ?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。3 O. X- E# ?7 D4 [7 j
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WACKY EVERYWHERE8 w0 U" I8 B" ?4 y
- n% P$ N# G/ `( L# lIndeed, the weather has been wacky across the country this season.2 n8 L: ^2 v' W4 E; {
5 h8 M3 r5 Q! [4 jSnow 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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y- ]8 B. T9 S, a1 g! X Y6 qIn Ottawa, the Rideau Canal, billed as the world's longest skating rink, still isn't frozen.7 [ ?3 s; ~8 e8 \/ S W* W; R5 h4 H
$ f; w! @. y9 pIn Toronto, temperatures were expected to continue hovering a few degrees above freezing for the next few days.0 F. _$ X; z- s3 \8 Y$ ~$ s
2 u1 e9 y4 [% T* s$ kVancouver was sitting at a seasonable 10 degrees yesterday, but has seen weeks of record-breaking wind and rain storms. |
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