Even as Iran squeezes world energy supplies with its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, its own oil industry is increasingly being threatened by ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — A Kalamazoo home sustained damage early Wednesday morning after a large tree uprooted and fell on its roof following days of significant rainfall. News 8 crews saw a large ...

Despite efforts from Delray Beach officials to save the historic tree, the Lake Worth Drainage District ordered its removal by June 1 due to looming flood threats DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — The Lake Worth ...

Abstract: This study proposes a novel Fail-safe mechanism for autonomous vehicles that is designed to minimize excessive emergency stops and unnecessary control interventions during sensor fault ...

Local arborist Luke Brunner says that low temperatures are far less dangerous to trees than heavy snow and ice. After warnings about “exploding trees” went viral this winter, a local arborist says he ...

While at a party this past weekend, I was asked if I had heard about the exploding trees recently in the upper mid-west. I had to admit that I had not, but I was interested in finding out. This item ...

Exploding trees made quite a few headlines last month when temperatures dropped across much of the country. While the claim of trees exploding certainly grabs attention, it is a little exaggerated.

This has been a winter full of surprises. The Philadelphia area has seen the biggest snowstorm in 10 years and one of the longest below-freezing streaks in our history. Nearly every day since ...

Q: I read your article on trees splitting in the cold, and I thought you might like a photo from our tree near Rochester, Minn. This linden splits a little each winter but heals up in the spring. — ...

BEDDES: “Yes. In the Midwest, I’ve heard of areas getting into, like Wisconsin and Michigan, down to four to below zero degrees Fahrenheit. So, the trees there had relatively mild weather and there’s ...