Social media posts warning of "exploding trees" in subzero temperatures are mischaracterizing a phenomenon known as frost cracks. Frost cracks form when water inside trees freezes and expands. As a ...

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DETROIT – Parts of Michigan are at risk for “exploding trees” because of the extremely cold weather. Highs in Metro Detroit on Friday and Saturday are in the single digits, with wind chills Friday, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Viral social media posts are warning about "exploding trees" during a major winter storm. The phenomenon, known as "frost cracks," is real but trees rarely explode completely. This is unlikely to ...

It’ll be a tree-mendous freeze. Forecasters are warning that expected subzero temperatures could cause trees to explode as a brutal cold snap is expected to wallop most of the country in the coming ...

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 ...

Massachusetts is already preparing for sub-zero temperatures and a massive snowstorm this weekend, but will residents also have to look out for exploding trees? Not exactly. “Exploding trees” have ...

Every time arctic air drops south, and temperatures plummet well below zero, social media lights up with a scary (and slightly cinematic) rumor called "exploding trees." Videos circulate of loud, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A woman snaps photos of snow and frost-covered trees on a winter day of subzero temperatures across Bavaria this month near ...