Corn sweat is exactly what it sounds like: moisture given off by corn. With large swaths of corn fields in the Midwest and ...

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

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

It is “corn sweat” season. The biggest U.S. crop does influence our weather here in Michigan and across the Midwest. All ...

Corn sweat. Yes, the term for how the crop can drive up the humidity through a process called evapotranspiration is a thing.

Corn sweat is a very real phenomenon, and the Midwest has to deal with the excess heat during the late-summer days because of ...

Corn is "sweating" just like us during this heat wave, releasing up to 4,000 gallons of moisture per acre each day. Farmers, ...

A heat wave will hit Michigan later in the week and the state's corn fields will amplify the extreme temperatures.

With this added moisture in the atmosphere, it can make an already hot day feel even hotter when you factor in the humidity.

As a heat wave takes over a large portion of the country, many are bracing for muggy conditions, especially those nearby corn ...

While most of our humidity comes from the Gulf, corn and other plants add even more water vapor in the air this time of year- ...

She noted that while all plants put some level of moisture into the atmosphere, they do not get the same credit as corn sweat. "I guess you could say corn is a very sweaty plant.