In January, 2003, the eastern two-thirds of the United States was at the mercy of a bitterly cold air mass that has endangered Florida’s citrus trees, choked northern harbors with ice and left bewildered residents of North Carolina’s Outer Banks digging out of up to a foot of snow.
The ice chill deepened as temperatures fell to the single digits in most of the South, with an unfamiliar dip below the freezing mark as far south as parts of interior South Florida. Temperatures in Florida plunged, with West Palm Beach dropping to a record low of 2 degrees.
"We couldn’t believe how cold it was," said Martin King, who arrived this week in Orlando from England. "We brought shorts, T-shirt, and I had to go out and buy another coat. "
The temperature plunge posed a threat to Florida’s US $ 9.1 billion-a-year citrus crop, more of which is still on the trees. Growers were hurrying to harvest as much of the fruit as possible
A. Sprinklers were used to protect citrus trees from being damaged.
B. Citrus trees would be damaged if the temperature drops below minus 2℃ for four hours.
C. The Carolinas, Tennessee and parts of Virginia were covered with snow.
D. Florida Citrus Mutual sprayed trees with sprinklers for citrus growers.
In January, 2003, the eastern two-thirds of the United States was at the mercy of a bitterly cold air mass that has endangered Florida’s citrus trees, choked northern harbors with ice and left bewildered residents of North Carolina’s Outer Banks digging out of up to a foot of snow.
The ice chill deepened as temperatures fell to the single digits in most of the South, with an unfamiliar dip below the freezing mark as far south as parts of interior South Florida. Temperatures in Florida plunged, with West Palm Beach dropping to a record low of 2 degrees.
"We couldn’t believe how cold it was," said Martin King, who arrived this week in Orlando from England. "We brought shorts, T-shirt, and I had to go out and buy another coat. "
The temperature plunge posed a threat to Florida’s US $ 9.1 billion-a-year citrus crop, more of which is still on the trees. Growers were hurrying to harvest as much of the fruit as possible
A. The cold air mass was a threat to Florida’s citrus crop.
B. The temperature in the United States except the South dropped below the freezing mark.
C. The northern harbors were blocked with ice.
D. The eastern two thirds of the United States was hit by cold air mass.
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