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

Molly Cavaleri, a professor in tree physiology at MTU, says trees can explode, but it’s very rare and not likely to happen ...

One expert suggested the phenomenon is actually called "frost cracking" ...

There is a inaccurate rumor spreading online that the extreme cold that will blanket the Midwest will make trees explode.

Apparently, concerns of exploding trees this winter have circulated online as people in multiple states prepare for more bone ...

There’s a viral claim going around that “exploding trees are possible in the Midwest and Northern Plains” this weekend as sub ...

On a viral post on X-formerly-Twitter, Schuster — who holds a meteorology degree and goes by “Max Velocity” on social media — ...

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.

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

Every time arctic air drops south, and temperatures plummet well below zero, social media lights up with a scary (and ...

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

A tree-mendous freeze. Forecasters are warning that expected subzero temperatures could cause trees to explode as a brutal ...