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

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

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Social media has been awash with AI-generated videos of trees “exploding” because of extreme cold, but is there truth to the phenomenon?

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

The freezing temperatures don't just impact people; the bitter cold can have a major impact on trees. One you can hear.

It is indeed possible for trees to split apart in extreme conditions and to do so quite noisily, she said, typically when there’s a big swing in temperatures. In these instances, sap rapidly freezes ...

Meteorologists are warning that an incoming subzero cold snap comes with an increased risk of "exploding trees." Arborists say it's a real thing that ...

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

Frost cracks occur when sap inside trees quickly freezes as temperatures drop. The condition affects trees with softer bark, particularly maples and lindens. “That kind of happens with maples and ...

The recent cold temperatures have led to online posts claiming that trees are exploding from the cold. Emily Swihart, Horticulture Educator with the University of Illinois Extension, spoke with Our ...

You’ve probably noticed a lot of posts on social media with warnings about trees exploding. Is this really happening? An ...