If you’ve been online lately, you may have seen alarming headlines claiming that “exploding trees” are waking people up ...

It is indeed possible for trees to split apart in extreme conditions and to do so quite noisily, she said, typically when ...

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

When temperatures plunge and the air goes painfully still, people in northern forests sometimes hear a sharp crack that ...

Exploding trees? Extreme cold snaps in Chicago can cause trees to crack and burst from freezing stress. Tree experts explain ...

We're not even one month into 2026, and with everything that's happening, now we have to deal with exploding trees? No, not entirely. But a sudden deep freeze is going to send temperatures plummeting ...

C, reports of “exploding trees” are trending. Learn the science of frost cracks and how to protect your yard this winter.

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 along ...

As we head into the weekend, a major winter storm system is going to slide some of the coldest air we’ve felt in years right over Michigan - and we’re going to be in a deep freeze for a few days. How ...

Experts say trees do not explode but can crack loudly due to rapid temperature changes. This phenomenon, known as "frost cracking," occurs when tree sap freezes and expands. Young trees, thin-barked ...