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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

According to the Weather Channel, the moisture released by corn plants contributes to increased humidity, which can make hot ...

Heat index values will surge toward a dangerous 115 degrees in the central United States this week due to the combined effect ...

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

The millions of acres of corn grown in states like Ohio, Illinois and Iowa perspire just like any other plant. A single acre ...

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

Chicago and much of the Midwest are now stuck in a steamy squeeze as they get caught between moisture-heavy Gulf air to the south and nonstop corn sweat rising from the ground. The result? Conditions ...