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Sweaty corn is making it even more humid

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Associated Press Barb Boustead remembers learning about corn sweat when she moved to Nebraska about 20 years ago to work for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and found herself plunked down in an ocean of corn.

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  1. The Guardian

    Corn sweat: crop moisture amplifies humidity and heat in US midwest (opens The Guardian)

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    Moisture from crops drives up already high humidity in areas where 55 million are under extreme heat alerts

  2. Forbes

    Corn Sweat Is Making It Feel Hotter In Minnesota (opens Forbes)

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    The "corn sweat" effect happens during peak growing seasons when vast cornfields release substantial amounts of water vapor through evapotranspiration.

  3. Scientific American

    ‘Corn Sweat’ and Climate Change Bring Sweltering Weather to the Midwest (opens Scientific American)

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  4. NBC Chicago

    What is 'corn sweat'? What to know about the phenomenon and how it could make Chicago area hotter right now (opens NBC Chicago)

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    What is "corn sweat" and how could it worsen the dangerous heat being felt across the Chicago area this week?

  5. Fox32 Chicago

    'Corn sweat': How Illinois crops are adding to the heat and humidity (opens Fox32 Chicago)

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    As the Midwest grapples with sweltering heat, a new term is making the rounds: "corn sweat."

  6. Forbes

    ‘Corn Sweat’ Worsening Midwest Heat Wave: Here’s What To Know (opens Forbes)

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    “Corn sweat” refers to the moisture crops—especially corn—release when temperatures are high.

  7. NBC Chicago

    Here’s how ‘corn sweat’ helps make heat waves worse in Illinois, Midwest (opens NBC Chicago)

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    All of northern Illinois will be under an excessive heat warning on Tuesday, but a phenomenon known as “corn sweat” will make the conditions especially...

  8. Local News 8

    Sweaty corn is making it even more humid (opens Local News 8)

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    Associated Press Barb Boustead remembers learning about corn sweat when she moved to Nebraska about 20 years ago to work for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and found herself plunked down in an ocean of corn.

  9. The Columbian

    Sweaty corn – yes, corn sweats – is making it even more humid (opens The Columbian)

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    Barb Boustead remembers learning about corn sweat when she moved to Nebraska about 20 years ago to work for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and found herself plunked down in an oce

  10. The Republic

    How climate change could be making Midwest summer's 'corn sweat' stickier (opens The Republic)

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    Barb Boustead remembers learning about corn sweat when she moved to Nebraska about 20 years ago to work for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and found herself plunked down in an ocean of corn.

  11. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Sweaty corn plants have long made the Midwest summers humid. Climate change is making it worse (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    Corn sweat is the process by which corn plants release moisture into the air to stay cool, and it brings the Midwest a surge in humidity every summer. Now,...

  12. Vox

    What the heck is “corn sweat” and is it making the Midwest more dangerous? (opens Vox)

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    High temperatures in Illinois, Iowa, and other parts of the US are heating up cornfields. Corn plants produce moisture to stay cool, raising the humidity.

  13. The Daily Dot

    All about corn sweat: Here's why the crop can make the Midwest region so muggy (opens The Daily Dot)

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    Corn sweat? In a viral TikTok, Scientific American explains why Midwest humidity is directly tied to the production of corn.

  14. PBS NewsHour

    Yes, corn can sweat. And it may be why hot Midwestern summers are getting more humid (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Corn sweat is the process by which corn plants release moisture into the air to stay cool, and it brings the Midwest a surge in humidity every summer. Now, climate change and evolving agriculture are making the phenomenon even stickier.

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