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Corn sweat happens when plants absorb liquid water from the ground, then release it from the leaves as water vapor into the ...
Extreme heat is descending on Chicago again this week, and an agricultural phenomenon called corn sweat is making the heat ...
Corn sweat is an agricultural phenomenon that makes humidity during a heat wave even worse, especially in states like ...
What is "corn sweat," and how does it contribute to rising heat and humidity in Illinois? See what experts say.
The process is known as evapotranspiration, which is how plants, including corn, release water vapor into the atmosphere.
Corn sweat, a Midwestern phenomenon, could increase humidity levels in already-sweltering states—from Ohio to ...
In Iowa, corn pumps out "a staggering 49 to 56 billion gallons of water into the atmosphere each day" throughout the state, ...
As Ellen Bacca, chief meteorologist at Nexstar’s WOOD, explains, corn and crops “sweat” just like humans when they become hot ...
Another heat wave is expected in Wisconsin this week. Here's how a scientific process nicknamed "corn sweat" could be making ...
Dangerous temperatures will persist across parts of the U.S. through July, and in some areas, there's an unexpected ...
The heat wave baking the central United States this week may feel worse than those earlier in the summer, and corn is partly ...
The millions of acres of corn grown in states like Ohio, Illinois and Iowa perspire just like any other plant. A single acre ...