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. By Adeel Hassan Snap, crackle and, sometimes, a ...

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

It turns out that trees can actually explode when temperatures drop. Trees can explode during extreme cold due to sap expansion when it freezes. Oak, maple, and fruit trees with high moisture are most ...

Chicago residents are weathering a dangerous cold snap this week — but so are the trees. After a post on X warning of “exploding trees” went viral on social media ahead of this week’s polar vortex, ...

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Online rumors claim extreme cold causes trees to explode, but experts say the truth is less dramatic. Freezing temperatures cause sap and moisture to contract, creating "cracking" sounds without the ...

(WFRV) – It’s about to be very cold in parts of the U.S., including the Midwest, where arctic air and strong winds could drop the feel-like temperatures into the -40s. These forecasts have prompted ...

During extreme cold snaps, people sometimes report hearing trees 'explode.' Trees don’t literally blow apart, but they can crack suddenly, producing a loud bang. The cause is simple physics. When ...

Minnesota is in for dangerous cold Jan. 22-23, Thursday and Friday, with the National Weather Service issuing extreme cold warnings for most of Minnesota and Wisconsin. A viral social media post has ...

North Jerseyans should be aware of the effects of extreme cold this weekend, from frostbite and numbness to ... exploding trees? That last item is a possibility, according to a viral post on X from ...