Social media posts warned of "exploding trees" when temperatures drop to 20 degrees below zero.

Waters across parts of the Chesapeake Bay are beginning to freeze, and the developing ice is already affecting transportation ...

“Could a single, sharp boom on a bitter night come from the ground itself?” In some areas of the Midwest, the sound comes unannounced: a sudden crack that can reverberate down a block and wake people ...

It’s snow joke: the ground just popped. Freezing cold temperatures can bring a handful of dangers, like hypothermia and ...

If you hear a loud "boom" in central Illinois this week, it could be a frost quake, a weather phenomenon that happens when temperatures plummet and groundwater freezes quickly.

“When the temperatures plunge rapidly below freezing, water in the ground will freeze and expand. As a result, the rock or ...

It's not quite snow, and it's not quite rain. In some ways, it's the worst of both. Freezing rain is one of the lesser talked winter weather conditions, but it's equally disruptive, if not more ...

In January 1994, ice covered most of Narragansett Bay above the Newport and Jamestown bridges. It may have been the last deep ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Michigan's Great Lakes are starting to see ice coverage as the region closes out December with a winter storm, and a cold snap is ...