General Sherman, a tree in the Giant Forest of Sequoia, is the largest known tree on Earth. | Travel Leisure

Its so cold in Canada right now that the trees are exploding 🤯 While the trees don't actually detonate, extreme cold can cause them to violently split apart in a way that sounds—and sometimes looks—like an explosion. The Science of the Split: The process starts inside the tree trunk where sap flows through the wood rings. When temperatures drop rapidly, this fluid doesn't just get cold; it freezes. Because sap is largely water, it expands as it turns to ice. Confined within the rigid structure