Matthew Day, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Norman, said melting is unlikely right away. There is a chance for sublimation, or for the ice to evaporate without melting, Day said.

Farmers, who already operate under thin margins, said funding cuts to programs like USAID, USDA and a new trade war were concerning.

Newly filed affidavits of U.S. Agency for International Development workers describe a lieutenant of Trump ally Elon Musk and ...