Here’s how it works: During a sudden cold snap, the sap and water inside a tree’s trunk freeze and expand. If this expansion ...

The coldest air of the season is set to slide over the Philadelphia area this weekend, which could lead to frost quakes, ice quakes and lake quakes.

Snow across the Inland Northwest has not been plentiful this season, despite the formation of a new La Niña in the waters of ...

Learn the science behind "exploding trees," why extreme cold causes frost cracks and which species are most at risk.

There have been nine fires in nine days over the last two weeks in Washington County. As the cold weather has persisted, fire officials shared why the temperatures are a factor, and what residents ...