When temperatures plunge and the air goes painfully still, people in northern forests sometimes hear a sharp crack that sounds like a gunshot. That eerie noise has fueled a viral claim that trees ...

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — Hazardous conditions are expected throughout much of the nation as a major winter storm continues to take shape this week. Days ahead of the storm’s expected arrival, there were ...

When super cold weather moves in, we learn about new weather phenomena. Things like bomb cyclone and polar vortex quickly become part of our vocabulary, and we find new and exciting ways to describe ...

Over the past few days, rumors have spread on social media that parts of the country may see trees explode in their neighborhoods due to snow and extreme cold. At first glance, this might have sent ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Extreme weather conditions throughout the country has sparked talk of an explosive winter phenomenon.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

As Minnesotans, along with much of the rest of the nation, hunker down for a brutally cold stretch of January weather, a new winter concern is starting to go viral on social media. On Wednesday, ...

A structure fire occurred overnight in Gloversville. Gloversville and Johnstown fire departments responded to the scene around 11:30 P.M. to heavy smoke. They were able to extinguish the fire and the ...