Exploding trees. It doesn't quite happen the way it’s portrayed on social media.

We're not even one month into 2026, and with everything that's happening, now we have to deal with exploding trees? No, not ...

Mechanism of Frost Cracks: When the temperature falls sharply, the liquid inside trees expands as it freezes, creating physical pressure that can result in vertical splits along the trunk. These ...

Meteorologists link polar vortex cold snaps to exploding trees, noting limited risk to people but greater danger from falling branches and damaged trunks.

The conical shape of conifer trees helps the snow slide off their branches, and their limbs are shorter and more flexible, ...