From Jan. 25 to Feb. 10, power outages affected about 230,000 homes in Nashville, five people died and tens of thousands of trees were damaged.

This week’s unseasonably warm weather in the 60s and 70s caused many trees across Iowa to start budding, and February is way too early for that, according to Tivon Feeley, the Iowa DNR’s forest health ...

When Florida temperatures drop, iguanas can become paralyzed and fall from trees. Those actually killed by the prolonged cold snap - or by predators while they were stunned - are now rotting in tree ...

If you’ve spent time outdoors during recent cold snaps—or scrolled social media—you may have heard talk of “exploding trees.” While the phrase sounds dramatic, the phenomenon behind it is very real ...

If you didn’t know already, it’s not unheard of for it to rain iguanas in Florida, where colder-than-average winter temperatures make the reptiles drowsy and cold-stunned, causing them to fall from ...

Cold-stunned and dead green iguanas lie in the back of a truck after being collected by Redline Iguana Removal during a cold snap on Feb. 2, 2026, in Hollywood, Florida. Joe Raedle Getty Images The ...

Ryan Izquierdo woke up on a recent morning groggy, cold and most of all ready — to go iguana hunting. Temperatures in Jupiter, Florida, where the 27-year-old social media star lives, had dipped well ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. While a groundhog in Pennsylvania has predicted six more weeks of winter and cold-stunned iguanas fall from trees ...

Florida faced a cold snap over the weekend, and it's causing iguanas to literally fall from the trees. South Florida, known for its sun and beaches, is anything but warm right now. On Sunday, Feb. 1, ...

SUNRISE, FLA. (WSVN) - Cold-stunned iguanas are a common sight every time cold air grips South Florida. This past frigid weekend, the reptiles rained down from trees. The Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

Freezing temps, icy wind and snow can hit South Carolina palmettos and citrus trees as hard as a witch’s wicked spell. If lemons and limes are on the trees, the rinds often split then turn moldy.

Trees don't explode in cold temperatures, but they can develop a frost crack, or vertical fissure in the tree trunk.