During extreme cold snaps, people sometimes report hearing trees 'explode.' Trees don’t literally blow apart, but they can crack suddenly, producing a loud bang. The cause is simple physics. When ...

Bitterly cold arctic air has blanketed parts of the United States over the last week, with some areas getting snow and subzero temperatures. Along with the cold weather comes a natural event called ...

As Wisconsin and much of the upper Midwest prepare for rapidly dropping subzero temperatures, some viral social media posts warn people to watch out for "exploding trees." The phenomenon, while ...

North Jerseyans should be aware of the effects of extreme cold this weekend, from frostbite and numbness to ... exploding trees? That last item is a possibility, according to a viral post on X from ...

Severe cold temperatures hitting much of the country this week could branch out − literally. As people brace for the winter weather, some social media posts in recent days have warned of the chance of ...

Several people were injured on Thursday after an explosion at a Washington County plant. KDKA reported that dispatchers received a call about an explosion at the Langeloth Metallurgical Company’s ...

OFF THE ROAD AND INTO THE HOUSE. AND THIS IS ALSO BREAKING TONIGHT IN MIDDLETON A FIRE AT THE HOUSE OF CORRECTION. THE ESSEX COUNTY SHERIFF SAYS THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL EXPLOSION IN ONE OF THE ...

Social media posts warning of "exploding trees" in subzero temperatures are mischaracterizing a phenomenon known as frost cracks. Frost cracks form when water inside trees freezes and expands. As a ...

Severe cold temperatures hitting much of the country this week could branch out − literally. As people brace for the winter weather, some social media posts in recent days have warned of the chance ...

Update on Sunday, Feb. 1: The City of Hermantown confirmed that two elderly people died after an explosion in an apartment, which started a fire that more than a dozen agencies responded to. Gayle ...

Chloe is a digital producer at CBS Minnesota in Minneapolis and has worked in numerous positions at the station, including Assignment Editor, Digital Line Producer and Web Producer. She started her ...