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What are ‘exploding trees’? The winter phenomenon may not be what you think

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 scar running along ...
WRAL

Ask the Meteorologist: Do trees actually explode in the bitter cold?

It's all over the internet this week - trees "exploding" in the cold. I'm getting messages, memes and TikToks sent to me about it. It's funny (in a way), but let's set aside expectation from reality ...
WCNC

Frost crack: Explaining 'exploding trees' due to the cold

You may have seen some dramatic videos online lately claiming that trees can “explode” in extreme cold. While the term sounds wild, there is a real scientific phenomenon behind it, known as a frost ...
KSL

What are 'exploding trees'? The winter phenomenon may not be what you think

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 ...