Several people were injured on Thursday after an explosion at a Washington County plant. KDKA reported that dispatchers received a call about an explosion at the Langeloth Metallurgical Company’s ...

When temperatures plunge and the air goes painfully still, people in northern forests sometimes hear a sharp crack that sounds like a gunshot. That eerie noise has fueled a viral claim that trees ...

During extreme cold snaps, people sometimes report hearing trees 'explode.' Trees don’t literally blow apart, but they can crack suddenly, producing a loud bang. The cause is simple physics. When ...

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Bitterly cold arctic air has blanketed parts of the United States over the last week, with some areas getting snow and subzero temperatures. Along with the cold weather comes a natural event called ...

As Wisconsin and much of the upper Midwest prepare for rapidly dropping subzero temperatures, some viral social media posts warn people to watch out for "exploding trees." The phenomenon, while ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The fire broke out after a blast (Jeroen JUMELET) (Jeroen JUMELET/ANP/AFP) A huge blast and fire broke out Thursday in the central ...

OFF THE ROAD AND INTO THE HOUSE. AND THIS IS ALSO BREAKING TONIGHT IN MIDDLETON A FIRE AT THE HOUSE OF CORRECTION. THE ESSEX COUNTY SHERIFF SAYS THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL EXPLOSION IN ONE OF THE ...

Editor's Note: The video in the above player is from a previous report. Authorities identified two people who were found dead after a two-story west suburban home was reduced to rubble by an explosion ...

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 ...

Severe cold temperatures hitting much of the country this week could branch out − literally. As people brace for the winter weather, some social media posts in recent days have warned of the chance of ...