It’s well past the holiday hubbub, and a sudden boom on a silent winter night startles you awake. But without Santa to blame, you might be left wondering—what on earth just happened? The answer is a ...

Frost quakes occur when water in saturated ground freezes rapidly, expands, and cracks under pressure. The events are harmless; however, they can be loud enough to wake people up. The phenomenon ...

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It’s snow joke: the ground just popped. Freezing cold temperatures can bring a handful of dangers, like hypothermia and exploding trees — but what happens when there’s an explosion-like noise heard ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - If you heard a loud bang or felt a brief shake late Monday night, you weren’t alone. Reports came in from across the region, especially central Kentucky, of sudden booms and ...

A frost quake, or cryoseism, can occur when temperatures drop rapidly and groundwater freezes quickly. The sudden expansion of freezing water can push apart dirt and rocks, creating a loud boom and ...

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — If you live in south central Kentucky, you might have heard some loud "booms" or mysterious popping noises outside. But what could they be? The Laurel County Fire Department said on ...

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Tony Frost and Christian Dippel are associate professors of business, economics and public policy at Western University’s Ivey Business School. An old maxim in development economics holds that if a ...

Last weekend's winter storm dumped snow and ice across the South, but some people also experienced loud booms and felt their homes shake because of a weather phenomenon called "frost quake." Here in ...