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

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Corn sweat happens when plants absorb liquid water from the ground, then release it from the leaves as water vapor into the atmosphere. The official term is "evapotranspiration." Just one acre of corn ...

This article originally appeared on Des Moines Register: What is corn sweat? How corn causes humidity in Iowa. Iowans aren't the only ones sweating in this heat. Corn sweat is increasing the humidity ...

It's that time of year again when you may hear the phrase "corn sweat" tossed around in times of high heat and humidity. But what does the phrase actually mean? And how will the phenomenon affect the ...

Corn sweat is a very real phenomenon, and the Midwest has to deal with the excess heat during the late-summer days because of it. Corn sweat is exactly what it sounds like: moisture given off by corn.

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — It is no shock that this summer has been blazing hot, and over the past month, corn has been making that heat even worse. Corn, known as a water-intensive crop, ingests water ...

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Brian Grete, editor of Pro Farmer, says grains saw another ugly day with funds selling across the complex. Both old and new crop corn made contract lows and September corn ended under $4. Grete says ...

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Ohio University explains on its website that the phrase "corn sweat" refers to the process of plants – in this case corn – moving water to their surface and releasing it into the air as vapor. The ...