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The process -- known by the scientific term "evapotranspiration" -- is the natural process by which plants move water from ...
Corn sweat. Yes, the term for how the crop can drive up the humidity through a process called evapotranspiration is a thing. How much of a thing is corn sweat, though?
Mid-July to mid-August is when crops in the Midwest release the most water because of the combination of their maturity and ...
St. Cloud is feeling the heat this week with high humidity from nearby cornfields, making it feel even hotter as temperatures ...
A phenomenon called "corn sweats" could exacerbate the impacts of the extreme heat blanketing a large portion of the U.S., according to experts.
With this added moisture in the atmosphere, it can make an already hot day feel even hotter when you factor in the humidity.
As the Western Michigan Broncos took ford field for the MAC Football Kickoff, they hope they can return to Detroit in early ...
Corn is "sweating" just like us during this heat wave, releasing up to 4,000 gallons of moisture per acre each day. Farmers, ...
We sent WNDU First Alert Meteorologist Jack Van Meter in search of the answer. He gives us both sides of the “corn sweat” debate.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources, or DNR, has confirmed the presence of invasive red swamp crayfish in Van Buren ...
It’s not that corn sweats more than other plants — an acre releases less moisture on average than, say, a large oak tree — ...