As temperatures plunged across Florida this week, residents woke to a now familiar but still startling sight: iguanas lying motionless on sidewalks, cars and patios after tumbling from tree branches.

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 ...

These forecasts have prompted warnings about protecting your water pipes, dressing for the weather, and, for some reason, the possibility of “exploding” trees. Earlier this week, posts shared to ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (Feb. 3, 2026) — Videos of “exploding trees” have been circulating on social media over the last few weeks, as bitter cold temperatures sweep across the United States. Most of these ...

Trees don't explode in cold temperatures, but they can develop a frost crack, or vertical fissure in the tree trunk.

(WFRV) – It’s about to be very cold in parts of the U.S., including in West Michigan. Cold weather advisory issued for subzero wind chills in West Michigan These forecasts have prompted warnings about ...