An arctic blast has sent cold air across the United States, causing trees to break suddenly in what looks like an explosion.

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As more than half of the United States braces for a powerful winter storm, some meteorologists are warning on social media ...

While the weight of freezing rain, ice and snow can damage branches, there is another kind of injury that comes with the extreme cold, experts say.

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WENATCHEE – It's not often that hundreds of Washington’s orchard owners, farm managers and fruit industry leaders spend much of their annual conference discussing how to grow and harvest fewer crops.