If you’ve been online lately, you may have seen alarming headlines claiming that “exploding trees” are waking people up ...
Social media posts warned of "exploding trees" when temperatures drop to 20 degrees below zero.
Here’s how it works: During a sudden cold snap, the sap and water inside a tree’s trunk freeze and expand. If this expansion ...
An arctic blast has sent cold air across the United States, causing trees to break suddenly in what looks like an explosion.
It is indeed possible for trees to split apart in extreme conditions and to do so quite noisily, she said, typically when there’s a big swing in temperatures. In these instances, sap rapidly freezes ...
With severe cold hitting much of the country, some unusual phenomena like "exploding trees" could be on the way. Here's what to know.
Videos of trees appearing to "explode" in the cold weather have been circulating on social media. Many of these videos, ...
The KSL Greenhouse Show explained why winter damage happens to trees and why sometimes, extremely low temperatures cause ...
The coldest air of the season is set to slide over the Philadelphia area this weekend, which could lead to frost quakes, ice quakes and lake quakes.
Frigid temperatures can do a number on trees but despite what some videos online suggest, trees are not actually exploding - even if it can sound like it.Videos circulating on ...
You’ve probably noticed a lot of posts on social media with warnings about trees exploding. Is this really happening? An ...
A viral social media post shared thousands of times warned of an “exploding tree risk." But experts say the dramatic imagery ...