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Bitterly cold arctic air has blanketed parts of the United States over the last week, with some areas getting snow and subzero temperatures. Along with the cold weather comes a natural event called ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Can trees explode in frigid weather? As Minnesota is home to thousands of firs and oaks, the concept of an exploding tree is ...

Many years ago, Lakota elder and tribal historian Victor Douville was traveling through the Black Hills of South Dakota in the dead of winter. It was early in the morning, and temperatures had ...

HOUSTON — The Texas A&M Forest Service is telling residents to stay alert for a potentially dangerous winter weather phenomenon: "exploding" trees. In a social media post, the agency explained that ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - With those cold temperatures, the Wisconsin DNR says don’t be alarmed if you hear some kind of noise out in the woods. That’s because as temperatures freeze, it doesn’t just ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — D.C. councilmembers are introducing new legislation aimed at addressing the city’s growing rat problem, as residents across multiple neighborhoods report frequent and worsening ...