An arctic blast has sent cold air across the United States, causing trees to break suddenly in what looks like an explosion.
With severe cold hitting much of the country, some unusual phenomena like "exploding trees" could be on the way. Here's what ...
Social media posts warned of "exploding trees" when temperatures drop to 20 degrees below zero.
Think "exploding trees" sound like sci-fi? As a polar vortex hits the U.S., here's some of the science behind this loud, ...
Exploding trees have special meaning for many Indigenous cultures, usually marking the passage of time.
As temperatures drop in Iowa this weekend, curiosity and concern about trees exploding from the cold have grown. Here's what really happens.
Every time arctic air drops south, and temperatures plummet well below zero, social media lights up with a scary (and ...
A massive winter storm brought sleet freezing rain and heavy snow across a roughly 2,000-mile swath, causing about 1 million power outages and widespread travel chaos.
The effect will occasionally cause tree branches to suddenly fall and whole trunks to collapse, which is dangerous, but the ...
Belinda Medlyn receives funding from the Australian Research Council, the NSW government, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, Bush Heritage Australia, Arid Recovery, Australian Forest and Wood ...