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"Corn sweat" refers to the process known as evapotranspiration. Corn plants, like other plants, absorb water through their ...
Sweet corn, soccer and summer fun were on the menu at Hickory Grove Park as the Peoria German American Central Society hosted ...
A phenomenon called "corn sweat" could exacerbate the impacts of the extreme heat blanketing a large portion of the U.S., ...
The process is known as evapotranspiration, which is how plants, including corn, release water vapor into the atmosphere.
And although most of the country’s corn is farmed in the Midwest and Plains region, the effects of corn sweat can be felt far ...
In Iowa, corn pumps out "a staggering 49 to 56 billion gallons of water into the atmosphere each day" throughout the state, ...
Corn sweat is an agricultural phenomenon that makes humidity during a heat wave even worse, especially in states like ...
Is "corn sweat," or evapotranspiration, to blame for the heat and humidity in the Midwest? Here's what to know.
As Ellen Bacca, chief meteorologist at Nexstar’s WOOD, explains, corn and crops “sweat” just like humans when they become hot ...
Growing season is the peak time for corn sweat, especially in the mid to late summer, according to the National Weather ...
The heat wave baking the central United States this week may feel worse than those earlier in the summer, and corn is partly ...