Social media posts warned of "exploding trees" when temperatures drop to 20 degrees below zero.

Despite recent viral social media claims, trees do not literally “explode” like bombs in extreme cold. What happens instead ...

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

Will it get so cold that the trees in your yard explode and fall over? Here's the weather science behind all the "exploding ...

Claims have been made on social media about how exploding trees could occur due to extremely cold temperatures. Trees will ...

A tree-mendous freeze. Forecasters are warning that expected subzero temperatures could cause trees to explode as a brutal ...

The Texas A&M Forest Service debunked a false viral claim that trees explode in the cold. Here's what can really happen.

Tree sap is mostly water with sugars and minerals, and like many liquids, it expands when it freezes. Gradual freezes usually ...

Forecasters warn an extreme winter storm could trigger rare “exploding trees” across the Upper Midwest as temperatures plunge ...

Local meteorologists warned that when coupled with wind chill, temperatures would feel as cold as minus 54 degrees. The ...

“EXPLODING TREES are possible in the Midwest and Northern Plains on Friday and Saturday, as temperatures are forecasted to ...