Exploding trees. It doesn't quite happen the way it’s portrayed on social media.

Tree sap is mostly water with sugars and minerals, and like many liquids, it expands when it freezes. Gradual freezes usually ...

A historic snow and ice storm will spread from the southern U.S. into New England by Sunday. Very little snow here, just a few puny clippers in sight. After 21 degrees below zero Friday morning at MSP ...

We're not even one month into 2026, and with everything that's happening, now we have to deal with exploding trees? No, not ...

The National Forest Foundation says tree explosions are possible under certain circumstances, requiring “spells of extreme ...

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

The freezing temperatures don't just impact people; the bitter cold can have a major impact on trees. One you can hear.

Despite recent viral social media claims, trees do not literally “explode” like bombs in extreme cold. What happens instead ...

It’s not just humans who dislike these sub-zero temperatures - trees can have volatile reactions too. An expert at the Morton Arboretum outside of Chicago says stories of trees exploding in the cold ...

Frigid temperatures can do a number on trees but despite what some videos online suggest, trees are not actually exploding - even if it can sound like it.Videos circulating on ...

It is indeed possible for trees to split apart in extreme conditions and to do so quite noisily, she said, typically when ...

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