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corn sweat is ramping up the heat in Michigan

USA TODAY · 2d

'Corn sweat' will add to heat, humidity in Michigan this week. Here's why

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

CBS News on MSN · 1d

What is corn sweat, and why is it making Michigan hotter this week?

Corn sweat is exactly what it sounds like: moisture given off by corn. With large swaths of corn fields in the Midwest and even into Michigan, the amount of moisture in the air increases on hotter days.

WJRT ABC12 · 3h

Mid-Michigan heat wave causing corn to 'sweat'

Corn is "sweating" just like us during this heat wave, releasing up to 4,000 gallons of moisture per acre each day. Farmers, like Jeff Knickerbocker of Knickerbocker Farms, warn that

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What the heck is “corn sweat” and is it making the Midwest more dangerous?

It’s not that corn sweats more than other plants — an acre releases less moisture on average than, say, a large oak tree — ...

WOOD Grand Rapids on MSN1d

Corn sweat drives up dew points across Midwest states

The phenomenon known as “corn sweat” plays a huge role in dew points across the Corn Belt during heat waves. Through a ...

1don MSN

Is 'corn sweat' to blame for Indiana's summer humidity?

All of us have seen corn growing around Michiana and the Midwest, but does it affect our weather?Heat and humidity are ...

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