Viral social media posts say trees can explode in severely dropping temperatures. Experts say the more likely phenomenon is ...

No, you don't have to worry about trees in Minnesota exploding in the extreme cold. But it is a real thing... kind of.

As temperatures plunge in Minnesota, residents are warned that the brutal cold can cause local trees to crack, especially ...

“This Arctic blast will be accompanied by gusty winds, leading to dangerous wind chills. The coldest wind chills may fall below -50 across the Northern Plains. Extreme cold warnings, extreme cold ...

Lightning was caught on camera hitting a tree in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, on Sept. 9. Security camera footage captured the strike on the property of Mike Smith, who was not home at the time but was ...

Forecasters warn an extreme winter storm could trigger rare “exploding trees” across the Upper Midwest as temperatures plunge ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There were no storm clouds warning of the lightning that would set a pine tree on fire in a Wisconsin backyard. A security camera ...

A first-of-its-kind study estimates that lightning strikes kill 320 million trees every year. For perspective, these dead trees account for up to 2.9 percent of annual loss in plant biomass and emit ...

COVENTRY, Conn. (WFSB) - A lightning strike ignited a tree after an evening of storms on Tuesday. The tree was located near the intersections of Swamp Road and Brewster Street. The Coventry Fire ...