A lightning strike caused an explosive scene in an Aurora neighborhood Sunday night, sending shards of wood flying and ...

Amid a deep freeze that has settled in across much of the country in the wake of this past weekend's winter storm, social media has come ablaze with reports of "exploding trees" due to the cold. Those ...

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." Videos circulate of loud, ...

Meteorologists say that water rapidly freezing in the soil amid bitterly cold temperatures can make a startling noise and even cause small vibrations. These noises are known as frost quakes or ...

If you're looking to go viral on social media, all you really have to do is come up with a real-but-extraordinarily-rare phenomenon and then circle a region on a map and say there's a chance of that ...

HOUSTON — The Texas A&M Forest Service is telling residents to stay alert for a potentially dangerous winter weather phenomenon: "exploding" trees. In a social media post, the agency explained that ...

Recent severe storms in Ohio have caused significant damage from wind, hail, and falling trees. In Ohio, the owner of the property where a tree's trunk is located is generally considered the tree's ...