When temperatures plunge and the air goes painfully still, people in northern forests sometimes hear a sharp crack that ...
When temperatures drop suddenly, trapped water can freeze and expand, splitting trunks with a gunshot-like sound ...
This winter, you may hear loud cracking sounds in the woods. Known as "exploding trees" or frost cracks, the phenomenon is ...
Recent winter storms across North America have sparked viral social media posts warning of a dramatic phenomenon: exploding ...
As a fierce winter blast sweeps across large parts of the United States, social media is filled with startling videos and first-hand accounts of what .
As another storm hits New Jersey this weekend, bitter cold could trigger dramatic tree cracks that sometimes sound like ...
This is the moment a man filming himself chopping wood in Iron River, Wisconsin during the passage of Winter Storm Fern on ...
Is extreme cold weather exploding trees? Or are people getting dupped by AI videos shared online that appear to show trees exploding in the old.
As monstrous winter storms rip through large parts of North America, the online rumor mills are blustering with reports of ...
Arctic winds grip the US Midwest, fuelling record cold and viral claims of ‘exploding’ trees. Experts explain frost cracking as the polar vortex triggers life-threatening winter conditions.
Trees don’t actually explode in the cold, but sometimes, they can sound like they are. The phenomenon, formally called frost cracks, can happen when there is a sudden drop in temperature.
Think "exploding trees" sound like sci-fi? As a polar vortex hits the U.S., here's some of the science behind this loud, ...