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  2. Exploding tree - Wikipedia

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    In the great frost in 1683, the trunks of oak, ash, walnut, and other trees, were miserably split and cleft, so that they might be seen through, and the cracks often attended with dreadful noises like the explosion of fire-arms.

  3. Hura crepitans - Wikipedia

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    Hura crepitans, the sandbox tree, [2] also known as possumwood, monkey no-climb, assacu (from Tupi asaku) and jabillo, [3] is an evergreen tree in the family Euphorbiaceae, native to tropical regions of North and South America including the Amazon rainforest. It is also present in parts of Tanzania, where it is considered an invasive species. [4]

  4. Battle of Vienna - Wikipedia

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    150,000 as of 10 September 1683, [4] down from 170,000 at the start of the campaign, according to documents on the order of battle found in Kara Mustafa's tent. [5] [Note 1] – alternative estimates. Approximately 150 cannons [6] Viennese garrison: 11,000 soldiers [11] + 5,000 volunteers [11] 312 guns but only 141 operational [11] (strength on ...

  5. Category:Explosions - Wikipedia

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    Exploding tree; Exploding trousers; U. Underwater explosion This page was last edited on 12 December 2024, at 21:14 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...

  6. Exploring the curious case of the 'exploding' tree in Portland

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    Two oak trees stand on a rain-soaked, burned-over hillside following the Woolsey Fire in Agoura Hills, California, in November 2018. (AP Photo/John Antczak) The Pacific Northwest has endured ...

  7. They outran the flames in Altadena, wondering how they lived ...

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    Two handymen escaped the Eaton fire while embers hit their faces. The flames 'came down the hill at 80 miles per hour and cut through a Jeep Wagoneer like a blowtorch.'

  8. Category:1683 - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "1683" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

  9. Frost crack - Wikipedia

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    Frost crack or Southwest canker [1] is a form of tree bark damage sometimes found on thin barked trees, visible as vertical fractures on the southerly facing surfaces of tree trunks. Frost crack is distinct from sun scald and sun crack and physically differs from normal rough-bark characteristics as seen in mature oaks , pines , poplars and ...