Forecasters warn an extreme winter storm could trigger rare “exploding trees” across the Upper Midwest as temperatures plunge below zero, causing sap inside trees to freeze and crack bark. The storm ...

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The Texas A&M Forest Service debunked a false viral claim that trees explode in the cold. Here's what can really happen.

Social media posts warned of "exploding trees" when temperatures drop to 20 degrees below zero.

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.

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

Most trees are dormant through the winter's coldest months.

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.

An arctic blast has sent cold air across the United States, causing trees to break suddenly in what looks like an explosion.

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

Frost cracks appear as vertical splits in the trunk of a tree and are the result of plant tissue expansion and contraction.

After recent warnings on social media, Don Kinzler asked readers about their own frost cracks, and they delivered.