Trees don’t actually explode in the cold, but sometimes, they can sound like they are. The phenomenon, formally called frost ...

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

Across the world, winter’s sudden freezes trigger sharp, gunshot-like cracks in trees, known as frost cracking. While ...

December’s untimely freeze, followed by an abnormally mild and warm early January, and now a severe cold plunge, can disrupt ...

As temperatures drop in Iowa this weekend, curiosity and concern about trees exploding from the cold have grown. Here's what really happens.

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

Mechanism of Frost Cracks: When the temperature falls sharply, the liquid inside trees expands as it freezes, creating physical pressure that can result in vertical splits along the trunk. These ...

It’s most common in cherry trees as Arruda said their dark bark acts like a solar panel absorbing the sunlight and getting ...

A historic snow and ice storm will spread from the southern U.S. into New England by Sunday. Very little snow here, just a few puny clippers in sight. After 21 degrees below zero Friday morning at MSP ...

Frigid temperatures can do a number on trees but despite what some videos online suggest, trees are not actually exploding - even if it can sound like it.Videos circulating on ...

A phenomenon dubbed “exploding trees” has been circulating on social media as temperatures begin to dip into the negatives ...

We're not even one month into 2026, and with everything that's happening, now we have to deal with exploding trees? No, not ...