Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kids enjoy the snow day to use the large hill at Henry Park in Rockville on Monday, January 26, 2026, in Vernon. (Jim ...

MADISON, (WKOW) – Videos of trees appearing to "explode" in the cold weather have been circulating on social media. Many of these videos, however, are AI-generated, leading to widespread ...

This is the moment a man filming himself chopping wood in Iron River, Wisconsin during the passage of Winter Storm Fern on January 25 is suddenly startled by a loud noise. The man discovers he ...

If you’ve been online lately, you may have seen alarming headlines claiming that “exploding trees” are waking people up across the country. The reports describe a loud bang in the middle of the night, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As Oklahomans brace for the winter weather, some social media posts in recent days have warned of the chance for exploding trees.

Meteorologists say that water rapidly freezing in the soil amid bitterly cold temperatures can make a startling noise and even cause small vibrations. These noises are known as frost quakes or ...

Bitterly cold arctic air has blanketed parts of the United States over the last week, with some areas getting snow and subzero temperatures. Along with the cold weather comes a natural event called ...

EVER heard of a tree exploding in the cold? No? You’re not alone. Many people online have been speculating about trees suddenly “exploding,” especially recently, as the United States faced a massive ...

It’s cold this weekend in North Texas — with temperatures possibly reaching record amounts of cold overnight Sunday, Jan. 25 into Monday, Jan. 26. But is that cold enough to make a tree “explode” — a ...