It is no shock that this summer has been blazing hot, and over the past month, corn has been making that heat even worse.

Cruising past a cornfield, you may not realize just how much moisture enters our atmosphere surrounding an area of farmland.

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

Minnesota and Iowa are known for their sultry summer days, with enough heat and humidity to go around. But why does it get so ...

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

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

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

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

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