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

An acre of corn can release 3,000 to 4,000 gallons of water into the atmosphere a day, increasing humidity levels.

The summer months can be downright brutal as temperatures soar and humidity rises, but it can be even worse in the Midwest ...

The millions of acres of corn grown in states like Ohio, Illinois and Iowa perspire just like any other plant. A single acre ...

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

If you’ve ever stepped outside during an Ohio Valley summer and wondered why it feels more like the Gulf Coast than the ...

Heat indexes from the Central Plains to the Southeast will range between 100 to 110 degrees this week, according to ...

In Iowa, corn pumps out "a staggering 49 to 56 billion gallons of water into the atmosphere each day" throughout the state, ...

The process -- known by the scientific term "evapotranspiration" -- is the natural process by which plants move water from ...

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

If you've ever wondered why it may feel so tropical in the Ohio Valley region during the summer, the answer might not be what ...

This Midwestern phenomenon could increase humidity levels in already-sweltering states—from Ohio to Illinois—through Thursday ...