Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ice coats trees in Austin during a past winter freeze. (Andrea Ball/Staff) Many Americans are suddenly concerned about "exploding ...

It’ll be a tree-mendous freeze. Forecasters are warning that expected subzero temperatures could cause trees to explode as a brutal cold snap is expected to wallop most of the country in the coming ...

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — Hazardous conditions are expected throughout much of the nation as a major winter storm continues to take shape this week. Days ahead of the storm’s expected arrival, there were ...

Sudden or severe cold temperature can cause trees to experience "frost crack." NPR's Scott Simon talks with Bill McNee of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources about what happens and why. If a ...