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

With severe cold hitting much of the country, some unusual phenomena like "exploding trees" could be on the way. Here's what to know.

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.

A rumor regarding “exploding trees” has been circulating online, but experts said that is not exactly what happens to trees in cold weather.

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

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.

A viral social media post shared thousands of times warned of an “exploding tree risk." But experts say the dramatic imagery ...

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

It turns out that trees can actually explode when temperatures drop. Trees can explode during extreme cold due to sap expansion when it freezes. Oak, maple, and fruit trees with high moisture are most ...

North Jerseyans should be aware of the effects of extreme cold this weekend, from frostbite and numbness to ... exploding trees? That last item is a possibility, according to a viral post on X from ...

As you probably have heard by now, a massive and seriously dangerous winter-weather system is forecast to bring record cold temperatures along with ice and snowstorms across roughly two-thirds of the ...