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

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

Videos have gone viral on social media of loud, gunshot-like bangs in forests, with users dubbing them "exploding trees." ...

From thunder ice to Arctic blast, here’s a glossary for all the non-meteorologists and hype wary.

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

Local meteorologists warned that when coupled with wind chill, temperatures would feel as cold as minus 54 degrees. The ...

Will it get so cold that the trees in your yard explode and fall over? Here's the weather science behind all the "exploding ...

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

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

Meteorologists are warning that an incoming subzero cold snap comes with an increased risk of "exploding trees." Arborists ...

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

Social media treats the tree-popping phenomenon as a sign of the apocalypse, but Indigenous peoples have long used the sound of cracking timber to mark the passage of winter. Turns out, it takes a ...