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 ...

Exploding trees made quite a few headlines this past week when winter temperatures dropped across much of the country. While the claim of trees exploding certainly grabs attention, it is a little ...

Exploding trees are loud cracking noises produced by the splitting of trees under extreme cold or other stresses. Exploding trees are mostly caused by freezing sap. No official "exploding tree" code ...

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 ...

A massive winter storm hit much of the United States over the weekend, bringing extremely cold wind chills and actual temperatures in the Midwest, branch-breaking ice in the South, and almost two feet ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There isn't a kid who doesn't love a snow day — whether they spend it indoors glued to a phone, or they rush out into the cold to ...

A loud popping noise is caused when trees crack due to the expansion of water in the tree. This expansion can put pressure on the bark which eventually cracks, creating a loud pop. The short answer is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mother Nature put on a rare show in an upstate New York town Jan. 22. A winter storm packing strong winds and newly fallen snow ...

Mother Nature put on a rare show in an upstate New York town Jan. 22. A winter storm packing strong winds and newly fallen snow caused dozens of "snow rollers" to appear overnight in the Rochester ...

WUSA-TV Washington, D.C. Posted: January 23, 2026 | Last updated: January 23, 2026 The DC Snowball Fight Association has officially issued a date and time for this weekends snowball fight. Trump vows ...