A bolt of lightning struck a beloved redwood tree next to a Santa Rosa preschool Tuesday while thunderstorms rolled through ...

Lightning struck a redwood tree outside a Santa Rosa preschool on Tuesday morning, causing the tree to explode and damage the building.

If you’ve been online lately, you may have seen alarming headlines claiming that “exploding trees” are waking people up across the country. The reports describe a loud bang in the middle of the night, ...

With this weekend's potentially historic storm and cold approaching, there have been online reports of people worried about exploding trees. CNN's Jacqueline Howard explains what actually happens to ...

Every time arctic air drops south, and temperatures plummet well below zero, social media lights up with a scary (and slightly cinematic) rumor called "exploding trees." Videos circulate of loud, ...