The online fascination has spawned videos, maps and memes. But what is actually going on, and can it happen in West Michigan?

A Michigan Tech University professor says trees are more likely to fall down from heavy ice and snow rather than exploding.

As extreme cold temperatures continue to rock states across the country, like North Dakota, videos of “exploding trees” have popped up all over social media. But ...

As an Arctic blast settles over the northern United States, a viral warning has seized social media: it is going to get so ...

As winter temperatures plunge, mysterious cracking sounds echo in nature—trees aren't exploding, they're reacting to extreme ...

CNN Chief Data Reporter talks to Erin Burnett about why people are googling exploding trees in anticipation of this weekend’s extreme Winter weather.

Frigid temperatures can do a number on trees but despite what some videos online suggest, trees are not actually exploding - even if it can sound like it.Videos circulating on ...

The freezing temperatures don't just impact people; the bitter cold can have a major impact on trees. One you can hear.

Social media treats the tree-popping phenomenon as a sign of the apocalypse, but Indigenous peoples have long used the sound ...

We're not even one month into 2026, and with everything that's happening, now we have to deal with exploding trees? No, not ...

There is a wild and inaccurate rumor spreading online that extreme cold, which will blanket the Midwest, will make trees explode. FOX6 News shows you the truth about what will actually happen to the ...

As temperatures drop in Iowa this weekend, curiosity and concern about trees exploding from the cold have grown. Here's what really happens.