Exploding trees may be taking over your social media feed, but a local gardening expert says you are unlikely to see them in ...

This winter, you may hear loud cracking sounds in the woods. Known as "exploding trees" or frost cracks, the phenomenon is ...

A viral social media post shared thousands of times warned of an “exploding tree risk." But experts say the dramatic imagery is a bit overblown.

When temperatures drop suddenly, trapped water can freeze and expand, splitting trunks with a gunshot-like sound ...

This is the moment a man filming himself chopping wood in Iron River, Wisconsin during the passage of Winter Storm Fern on ...

When temperatures plunge and the air goes painfully still, people in northern forests sometimes hear a sharp crack that ...

(WFRV) – Amidst plenty of viral posts regarding ‘exploding’ trees due to cold temperatures, officials with the DNR provided some clarification. WFRV talked with a Forest Health Specialist with the ...

Recent winter storms across North America have sparked viral social media posts warning of a dramatic phenomenon: exploding ...