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A phenomenon called "corn sweat" could exacerbate the impacts of the extreme heat blanketing a large portion of the U.S., ...
The process -- known by the scientific term "evapotranspiration" -- is the natural process by which plants move water from ...
Corn sweat. Yes, the term for how the crop can drive up the humidity through a process called evapotranspiration is a thing.
With this added moisture in the atmosphere, it can make an already hot day feel even hotter when you factor in the humidity.
Corn is "sweating" just like us during this heat wave, releasing up to 4,000 gallons of moisture per acre each day. Farmers, ...
We sent WNDU First Alert Meteorologist Jack Van Meter in search of the answer. He gives us both sides of the “corn sweat” debate.
It’s not that corn sweats more than other plants — an acre releases less moisture on average than, say, a large oak tree — ...
The phenomenon known as “corn sweat” plays a huge role in dew points across the Corn Belt during heat waves. Through a ...
Corn Sweat is also called evapotranspiration. It is a tool that a crop will use to cool itself, according to La Crosse NWS Meteorologist Jeff Boyne. Corn and soybean crops may reach their peak in the ...
All of us have seen corn growing around Michiana and the Midwest, but does it affect our weather?Heat and humidity are ...
See how corn sweat affects humidity and summer heat in states like Ohio. Explore the science behind how cornfields contribute to atmospheric moisture.