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 ...

It’s not that corn sweats more than other plants — an acre releases less moisture on average than, say, a large oak tree — ...

Is "corn sweat," or evapotranspiration, to blame for the heat and humidity in the Midwest? Here's what to know.

The phenomenon known as “corn sweat” plays a huge role in dew points across the Corn Belt during heat waves. Through a ...

Sultry air over the central United States — fueled by a heat dome, corn sweat and tropical winds from warmer than average ...

Growing season is the peak time for corn sweat, especially in the mid to late summer, according to the National Weather ...

Heat index values will surge toward a dangerous 115 degrees in the central United States this week due to the combined effect ...

The process is known as evapotranspiration, which is how plants, including corn, release water vapor into the atmosphere.

Corn sweat is an agricultural phenomenon that makes humidity during a heat wave even worse, especially in states like ...

As Ellen Bacca, chief meteorologist at Nexstar’s WOOD, explains, corn and crops “sweat” just like humans when they become hot ...

The process is officially known as evapotranspiration, which is how plants, including corn, release water vapor into the ...