What is "corn sweat," and how does it contribute to rising heat and humidity in Illinois? See what experts say.

Extreme heat is descending on Chicago again this week, and an agricultural phenomenon called corn sweat is making the heat ...

Just one step outside could leave you in a puddle of your own sweat. The corn stretching as far as you can see is not helping ...

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

Actual corn sweat is an agricultural phenomenon that compounds humidity and heat in Illinois. This corn sweat, on the other ...

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

As dangerously hot weather is set to blister over Chicago this week, a Midwest-centric term "corn sweat" is making its rounds yet again.

As Ellen Bacca, chief meteorologist at Nexstar’s WOOD, explains, corn and crops “sweat” just like humans when they become hot. Unlike humans, plants bring water from their roots and release it into ...

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 ...

Corn sweat, a Midwestern phenomenon, could increase humidity levels in already-sweltering states—from Ohio to Illinois—through Thursday.

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 ...