A viral social media post shared thousands of times warned of an “exploding tree risk." But experts say the dramatic imagery ...

During periods of extreme cold, sap inside a tree can freeze, which leads to expansion. That pressure can cause tree trunks ...

Will it get so cold that the trees in your yard explode and fall over? Here's the weather science behind all the "exploding ...

As temperatures plunge in Minnesota, residents are warned that the brutal cold can cause local trees to crack, especially ...

Extreme cold is in the forecast for some parts of KOTA Territory. Trees, animals, and people can all be affected by extremely ...

During extreme cold snaps, people sometimes report hearing trees 'explode.' Trees don’t literally blow apart, but they can ...

It's about to be very cold in parts of the U.S.

As a major segment of the United States remains engulfed under a furious polar vortex, the freezing temperatures might cause ...

Dread it. Run from it. But it appears that whether we like it or not, the great blizzard of 2026 is set to hit a significant portion of the United States ...

Water expands as it freezes, which can create stress between the colder, contracting outer bark and the relatively warmer inner wood. That stress can cause the bark or trunk to split suddenly, ...

“EXPLODING TREES are possible in the Midwest and Northern Plains on Friday and Saturday, as temperatures are forecasted to fall 20 degrees BELOW zero!” Max Velocity, a popular meteorology account, ...