Much of the Midwest, including Franklin County, is under a heat advisory this week and one phenomenon that may be contributing to how humid it is outside is corn and the water it sweats off while ...
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)– The phrase, “corn sweat” has made headlines across the country this month, coinciding with the dog days of summer. But what is corn sweat and is it different from any other ...
It's a less-than-delightful characteristic of living in a state with lots of crops: corn sweat. And it's no secret there is plenty of corn in Ohio. In fact, there are around 3.6 million acres of the ...
NORFOLK, Va. — In the middle of summer, many agricultural regions experience a noticeable spike in humidity. Part of that comes from a phenomenon known as “corn sweat.” This process is tied to how ...
In a year when most meteorologists were watching signs of drought — especially across the western half of the country — the middle of the U.S. has been inundated with moisture. It’s not just been hot, ...
Hot and humid conditions in the Midwest will be exacerbated this week by what experts describe as a “corn sweat.” A “strengthening heat dome” will gradually build from over the Mississippi and Ohio ...
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 ...
The smell of corn is currently prevalent in parts of the Midwest, experts said. A phenomenon called "corn sweat" could exacerbate the impacts of the extreme heat blanketing a large portion of the ...
LOWER MACUNGIE TWP., Pa. - "It's certainly more humid today than yesterday," said farmer Mark Lichtenwalner with Lichtenwalner Farms in Lower Macungie. Mark walked us through rows of his sweet corn ...