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Are Winter Tree Explosions a Myth or Mystery?

Much online discussion has been hovering around the subject of frozen exploding trees this winter, following multiple videos ...
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Exploding trees? A closer look at frost cracking

Frost cracks appear as vertical splits in the trunk of a tree and are the result of plant tissue expansion and contraction.
After recent warnings on social media, Don Kinzler asked readers about their own frost cracks, and they delivered.
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.
Plant Medic columnist Ricky Kemery says it can be alarming to hear when a frost crack occurs, but frost cracks are generally ...
The NWS office in Marquette also told residents some blowing lake effect snow was likely for Keweenaw and along Lake Superior ...
The original Bramley apple tree is “hanging in the balance” after the property outside which it grows was put up for sale.
After spending some hands-on time messing around with several pre-configured variations of Diablo 4's new Warlock class, it’s given me another reason to look forward to diving back into one of my ...
A Banbury willow tree grower is welcoming changes to the laws of cricket to allow laminated bats.
Certain ant species are famous for their ability to explode, a suicidal defense mechanism. Read here to learn how and when ...
THIS is the shocking moment a manhole cover was blown off by an explosion on a Scots street. Emergency crews raced to the ...