With severe cold hitting much of the country, some unusual phenomena like "exploding trees" could be on the way. Here's what ...

As more than half of the United States braces for a powerful winter storm, some meteorologists are warning on social media that “exploding trees” are possible.

Every time arctic air drops south, and temperatures plummet well below zero, social media lights up with a scary (and ...

On a viral post on X-formerly-Twitter, Schuster — who holds a meteorology degree and goes by “Max Velocity” on social media — ...

As temperatures drop in Iowa this weekend, curiosity and concern about trees exploding from the cold have grown. Here's what really happens.

The specialist, though, said he has never seen a tree “explode” due to cold temperatures, as it is extremely rare.

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.

Frost cracks occur when sap inside trees quickly freezes as temperatures drop. The condition affects trees with softer bark, ...

It turns out that trees can actually explode when temperatures drop.

Claims have been made on social media about how exploding trees could occur due to extremely cold temperatures. Trees will ...

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

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and several county soil and water districts and conservation ...