As extreme cold grips large portions of the U.S. this week, residents in several states have reported startling noises coming from trees, loud cracks and pops that some have likened to small ...

If you hear a loud "boom" in central Illinois this week, it could be a frost quake, a weather phenomenon that happens when ...

“Could a single, sharp boom on a bitter night come from the ground itself?” In some areas of the Midwest, the sound comes unannounced: a sudden crack that can reverberate down a block and wake people ...

If you heard a loud cracking or popping noise, or maybe even felt the ground shake a little, you might have experienced a ...

Frost cracking in trees, may lead to loud "explosion" type noises over central Wisconsin as the arctic air arrives ...