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An arctic blast has sent cold air across the United States, causing trees to break suddenly in what looks like an explosion.

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The Texas A&M Forest Service debunked a false viral claim that trees explode in the cold. Here's what can really happen.

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When temperatures plunge and the air goes painfully still, people in northern forests sometimes hear a sharp crack that ...

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A viral claim suggested trees can explode in the Arctic cold. That's not entirely true, though they do crack under the pressure.

Arctic winds grip the US Midwest, fuelling record cold and viral claims of ‘exploding’ trees. Experts explain frost cracking as the polar vortex triggers life-threatening winter conditions.

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

An Arctic blast in the US has frozen tree sap, causing immense pressure that makes trees burst with a gunshot-like sound, a phenomenon called 'frost cracking'!

The area could see record cold temperatures as a result of this winter storm.