You know Midwest summer has reached its peak when even the corn starts sweating. Why it matters: While not solely to blame ...

The Midwest has been inundated with rain, heat, oppressive humidity and "corn sweat". In fact, meteorologist Ryan Maue says the heat index hit 115°F Sunday night in Iowa — and 20°F to 25°F of that was ...

All plants have a self-cooling process called transpiration. It's essentially the plant version of sweating. When it's hot out, leaves release water through the pores in their leaves. That water ...

A phenomenon called "corn sweat" could exacerbate the impacts of the extreme heat blanketing a large portion of the U.S., ...

July and August is a common time of the year for extreme heat and humidity. One of the contributing factors is the mature corn crop releasing moisture into the atmosphere. One acre of mature corn can ...

"Corn sweat" refers to the process known as evapotranspiration. Corn plants, like other plants, absorb water through their ...

Cornfields contribute to increased humidity by releasing moisture as they grow, a phenomenon known as "corn sweats." ...

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, ...

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

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