A lightning strike caused an explosive scene in an Aurora neighborhood Sunday night, sending shards of wood flying and ...

A tree-mendous freeze. Forecasters are warning that expected subzero temperatures could cause trees to explode as a brutal cold snap is expected to wallop most of the country in the coming days. Trees ...

(WFRV) – It’s about to be very cold in parts of the U.S., including in West Michigan. Cold weather advisory issued for subzero wind chills in West Michigan These forecasts have prompted warnings about ...

A viral social media post shared thousands of times warned of an “exploding tree risk." ...

Chip Murrow had never heard the term "exploding trees" in his 30 years as a forester for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. As temperatures drop in Iowa and across the country this weekend ...

Meteorologists say that water rapidly freezing in the soil amid bitterly cold temperatures can make a startling noise and even cause small vibrations. These noises are known as frost quakes or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You’ve probably noticed a lot of posts on social media with warnings about trees exploding. Is this really happening? An expert ...

Trees don't explode in cold temperatures, but they can develop a frost crack, or vertical fissure in the tree trunk.

(CNN) — John Seiler was strolling across Virginia Tech’s campus with his students Thursday morning when something stopped them in their tracks: a sweet cherry tree with an unusual jagged scar running ...

Lightning struck a massive redwood tree in a Santa Rosa neighborhood early Friday morning. Cleanup continues as the tree ...

These forecasts have prompted warnings about protecting your water pipes, dressing for the weather, and, for some reason, the possibility of “exploding” trees. Earlier this week, posts shared to ...