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High temperatures across the peninsula are leaving many people sweating. But one crop can also 'sweat' in high temperatures: ...
A phenomenon called "corn sweat" could exacerbate the impacts of the extreme heat blanketing a large portion of the U.S., ...
The process -- known by the scientific term "evapotranspiration" -- is the natural process by which plants move water from ...
Corn sweat. Yes, the term for how the crop can drive up the humidity through a process called evapotranspiration is a thing.
With this added moisture in the atmosphere, it can make an already hot day feel even hotter when you factor in the humidity.
Corn is "sweating" just like us during this heat wave, releasing up to 4,000 gallons of moisture per acre each day. Farmers, ...
We sent WNDU First Alert Meteorologist Jack Van Meter in search of the answer. He gives us both sides of the “corn sweat” debate.
According to the Weather Channel, the moisture released by corn plants contributes to increased humidity, which can make hot ...
It’s not that corn sweats more than other plants — an acre releases less moisture on average than, say, a large oak tree — ...
The phenomenon known as “corn sweat” plays a huge role in dew points across the Corn Belt during heat waves. Through a ...
Corn Sweat is also called evapotranspiration. It is a tool that a crop will use to cool itself, according to La Crosse NWS Meteorologist Jeff Boyne. Corn and soybean crops may reach their peak in the ...