Here’s how it works: During a sudden cold snap, the sap and water inside a tree’s trunk freeze and expand. If this expansion ...

After recent warnings on social media, Don Kinzler asked readers about their own frost cracks, and they delivered.

The KSL Greenhouse Show explained why winter damage happens to trees and why sometimes, extremely low temperatures cause ...

The South knows warm-weather storms, but the cold has its own lessons.

News4JAX meteorologist Katie Garner explains the cold snap expected for Jacksonville and Northeast Florida, with extreme cold, freeze, and wind alerts in effect. Find out what to expect and how to ...

Don Kinzler provides the truth behind the recent social media hype about 'exploding trees' from cold temperatures.

The recent cold temperatures have led to online posts claiming that trees are exploding from the cold. Emily Swihart, Horticulture Educator with the University of Illinois Extension, spoke with Our ...

These noises are known as frost quakes or cryoseisms, a cold-weather phenomenon that occurs when rain or melted snow in the ...

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 ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Videos of so-called “exploding trees” have gone viral on social media during this cold snap. It sounds like something out of a movie, trees exploding in extreme cold. Recent viral ...