Forecasters are warning that a brutal winter storm bringing snow, ice, and dangerously low temperatures could trigger a rare and alarming phenomenon known as “exploding trees” across parts of the ...

With winter storms and a deep freeze over the northern United States, meteorologists on social media have created a different kind of storm with talk of exploding trees. But how real is the risk of ...

BLACKSBURG, Va. — John Seiler was strolling across Virginia Tech's campus with his students Thursday morning when something stopped them in their tracks: a sweet cherry tree with an unusual jagged ...