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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1745/cold_cherries.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Cold Weather Limiting Washingtons Cherry Blossoms' data-article-id='2263'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='11604'>There are about 1,700 cherry trees planted in the southwestern part of Washington, D.C.</span> <span data-start-time='11604' data-end-time='21313'>They live along the Potomac River and around a connecting body of water called the Tidal Basin.</span> <span data-start-time='21313' data-end-time='32646'>The city’s first cherry trees were a gift from Japan to the United States in 1912.</span> <span data-start-time='32646' data-end-time='43188'>Each year, about 1 million people travel to Washington to see cherry blossoms growing on the trees.</span> <span data-start-time='43188' data-end-time='51542'>The best time to see the blossoms usually is in late March through early April.</span> <span data-start-time='51542' data-end-time='62917'>There are parades and other events to celebrate the flowering trees and the return of spring.</span> <span data-start-time='62917' data-end-time='78604'>About two weeks ago, we reported that an unusually warm winter had forecasters worried that the blossoms might come out early.</span> <span data-start-time='78604' data-end-time='90354'>After all, on March 1, the air temperature in Washington reached 27 degrees Celsius.</span> <span data-start-time='90354' data-end-time='98021'>Some of the trees were already producing pink and white blossoms.</span> <span data-start-time='98021' data-end-time='103250'>But then the weather began acting more like winter.</span> <span data-start-time='103250' data-end-time='107208'>It got colder and snowy.</span> <span data-start-time='107208' data-end-time='116500'>In fact, last Wednesday, the temperature was - 5 degrees Celsius.</span> <span data-start-time='116500' data-end-time='120646'>There was snow on the ground.</span> <span data-start-time='120646' data-end-time='129229'>Many of the blossoms and buds froze when the snow turned to ice.</span> <span data-start-time='129229' data-end-time='137542'>The U.S. National Park Service says about half of the blossoms were destroyed.</span> <span data-start-time='137542' data-end-time='151250'>But there are so many trees, and so many buds, that experts think visitors to Washington will still enjoy the cherry trees.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1745/cold_cherries.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=8295 data-hint-location='43188' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1745/the_best_time_to_see_the_blossoms_is_in__blank_.m4a'>The best time to see the blossoms is in <span class='blank'>spring</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='spring'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1745/winter.m4a'><span>winter</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1745/fall.m4a'><span>fall</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1745/summer.m4a'><span>summer</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1745/spring.m4a'><span>spring</span></div></div></div><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=8296 data-hint-location='62917' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1745/what_does_forecast_mean.m4a'>What does forecast mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='predict'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1745/suggest.m4a'><span>suggest</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1745/imply.m4a'><span>imply</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1745/predict.m4a'><span>predict</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1745/guarantee.m4a'><span>guarantee</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=8297 data-hint-location='90354' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1745/what_color_are_cherry_blossoms.m4a'>What color are cherry blossoms?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='pink and white'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1745/pink_and_white.m4a'><span>pink and white</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1745/pink_and_blue.m4a'><span>pink and blue</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1745/red_and_green.m4a'><span>red and green</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1745/red_and_white.m4a'><span>red and white</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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