The Iowa DNR says sap that's warmed by the sun during the day can rapidly freeze, causing it to expand when the temperatures ...

A viral social media post shared thousands of times warned of an “exploding tree risk." ...

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

Experts recommend to prepare for the worst: widespread power outages, ice-covered tree limbs snapping, blocked travel, and ...

As a major winter storm approaches, a viral post on social media has declared an area of "exploding tree risk" for the upper ...

It'll be so cold in Minnesota that trees might explode… Or so certain click-hungry online meteorologists would have you ...

By noon today temperatures will feel like -22 degrees and stay in that range through 6 a.m. Saturday. Saturday afternoon, winds begin to give the area some reprieve and temperatures will feel closer ...

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

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.

They say it's more of an explosion sound than an actual explosion. It's when water or sap builds up in a tree, freezes, and rapidly expands.

Moments after reportedly shooting his estranged wife early Wednesday at their home near the Wyoming-Idaho border, 43-year-old Christopher Moon texted his mother-in-law. Cowboy State Daily’s Clair ...

Online rumors claim extreme cold causes trees to explode, but experts say the truth is less dramatic. Freezing temperatures ...