An arctic blast has sent cold air across the United States, causing trees to break suddenly in what looks like an explosion.

Videos of trees appearing to "explode" in the cold weather have been circulating on social media. Many of these videos, ...

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

Every time arctic air drops south, and temperatures plummet well below zero, social media lights up with a scary (and slightly cinematic) rumor called "exploding trees." ...

As more than half of the United States braces for a powerful winter storm, some meteorologists are warning on social media that “exploding trees” are possible.

Social media has been awash with AI-generated videos of trees “exploding” because of extreme cold, but is there truth to the ...

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

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

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

The effect will occasionally cause tree branches to suddenly fall and whole trunks to collapse, which is dangerous, but the ...