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

The Australian-owned cruise ship Scenic Eclipse II contacted Polar Star at approximately 11 p.m., local time Friday after becoming stuck in pack ice around eight nautical miles from McMurdo Sound.

As winter temperatures plummet and energy costs climb, many viewers have told NBC 5 Responds that their utility bills have risen so high, they can barely afford them. The deep freeze, which has plunged wind chills to as low as 40 degrees below zero,

“When the temperatures plunge rapidly below freezing, water in the ground will freeze and expand. As a result, the rock or soil bursts, rather than just slowly expands. The rapid bursting sounds can be accompanied by shaking,” their frost quake blog says.

An extreme cold watch is in effect beginning tonight and running through Saturday afternoon for Baraga, Dickinson, Iron, Marquette, Menominee, Gogebic, Keweenaw, Houghton and Ontonagon counties. “Wind chills will fall into the -25 to -35 range starting (tonight),

EAST TEXAS (KLTV/KTRE) - Calming winds, clear skies, and dry air will lead to a widespread, deep freeze across east Texas tonight. We will bottom out in the lower-to-middle 20’s, making it our coldest night so far in the early winter season. While these ...

It is bitter cold outside in many parts of the US, and it's going to get worse before it gets better. The next arctic blast will be felt in large swaths of the country.

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) began icebreaking operations in the Southern Ocean in support of Operation

Weather service officials said dangerous sub-zero wind chills are expected through Saturday morning and again Sunday morning.