When temperatures drop suddenly, trapped water can freeze and expand, splitting trunks with a gunshot-like sound During the recent cold spell in the northern US, meteorologists issued warnings about ...
With a major winter storm about to blast pretty much every US state east of the Rocky Mountains, many are scrambling to prepare for the cold, ice, and snow. And according to popular meteorology ...
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 ...
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 ...
Experts say trees do not explode but can crack loudly due to rapid temperature changes. This phenomenon, known as "frost cracking," occurs when tree sap freezes and expands. Young trees, thin-barked ...
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 ...
Go confetti! Go confetti! Go confetti! Before the final seconds of the year are counted down and the Times Square ball drops to its base, the New York City air will already be filled with 3,000 pounds ...
Treb Heining leads volunteers who hand-throw 3,000 pounds of confetti. Organizers will perform two confetti showers, including 2,000 pounds red-white-blue. Public submits wishes for confetti pieces; ...
As thousands dance and cheer, packed shoulder-to-shoulder at street level, and couples (and perhaps strangers) passionately kiss, Heining joins the volunteers in hoisting huge handfuls of confetti ...
The countdown to 2026 has begun and preparations are in full swing. On Monday, Dec. 29, multicolored confetti was dropped from the Planet Fitness Center Stage at Times Square in New York in ...
As the countdown to midnight nears in Times Square, one of New Year’s Eve’s most iconic moments is already getting a dress rehearsal: the confetti drop. Thousands of pounds of colorful confetti will ...
Before the Times Square ball drops to usher in 2026, organizers of the global spectacle test launched colorful confetti into the Crossroads of the World. The multicolored confetti was launched at 11 a ...
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