Edwin G. 
No, trees will not explode from the cold
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/deep-freeze-exploding-trees-explained-9.7056496
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Non, les arbres n’exploseront pas à cause du froid
// Article en anglais //
OMG! People are saying it's so cold trees will explode. That viral claim may be overblown | CBC News
We're not even one month into 2026, and with everything that's happening, now we have to deal with exploding trees? No, not entirely. But a sudden deep freeze is going to send temperatures plummeting in much of Canada and the U.S., which could cause an ear-splitting phenomenon.