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

You know Midwest summer has reached its peak when even the corn starts sweating. Why it matters: While not solely to blame for this month's dangerous heat and humidity, the viral weather phenomenon ...

Heat and humidity will once again smother the eastern half of the country this week, pushing the heat index to dangerous ...

Weather experts say a phenomenon called “corn sweat” is potentially exacerbating the impacts of extreme summer heat.

In fact, there are around 3.6 million acres of the crop in the state, according to USDA data. These corn plants don't just stand there, they "sweat" out moisture with their leaves and release it into ...

In regions where a lot of corn is grown, like the Midwest's "corn belt" (which includes portions of most Midwestern states), ...

Often, the Corn Belt states see the largest increase in humidity during heat waves. An estimated 90 million acres of corn are grown in these states — that’s a lot of corn sweat.

By late July, the Midwest's most abundant crop is prospering and perspiring enough to cause a slight bump in humidity levels.

While corn sweat does contribute to the humidity the Midwest experiences, it is just a kernel in a larger weather cycle.

Summer afternoon temperatures have cooled off in the middle of the country in recent decades. But hotter nights and winters ...

The National Weather Service has sent out millions of extreme heat warnings, heat watches and heat advisory alerts this week, and expects the alerts to be in effect through the rest of the weekend.

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