If you’ve been online lately, you may have seen alarming headlines claiming that “exploding trees” are waking people up ...

An arctic blast has sent cold air across the United States, causing trees to break suddenly in what looks like an explosion.

Social media posts warned of "exploding trees" when temperatures drop to 20 degrees below zero.

Here’s how it works: During a sudden cold snap, the sap and water inside a tree’s trunk freeze and expand. If this expansion ...

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

It is indeed possible for trees to split apart in extreme conditions and to do so quite noisily, she said, typically when there’s a big swing in temperatures. In these instances, sap rapidly freezes ...

North Jerseyans should be aware of the effects of extreme cold this weekend, from frostbite and numbness to ... exploding ...

Viral social media posts say trees can explode in severe temperatures. Experts say the more likely phenomenon is known as ...

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

Viral social media posts say trees can explode in severely dropping temperatures. Experts say the more likely phenomenon is ...

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

It'll be so cold in Minnesota that trees might explode… Or so certain click-hungry online meteorologists would have you believe. Driving the clicks: Friday's forecast daytime high (-7) would be the ...