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Mid-July to mid-August is when crops in the Midwest release the most water because of the combination of their maturity and ...
A phenomenon called "corn sweats" could exacerbate the impacts of the extreme heat blanketing a large portion of the U.S., according to experts.
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?
An acre of corn can release 3,000 to 4,000 gallons of water into the atmosphere a day, increasing humidity levels.
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After my third conversation in two days about corn sweat, a popular media topic for the past three summers, I want to put ...
If these dog days of summer are feeling a little more stifling this year, you can blame it on crops in the midwest.
“There are so many kinds of fun and edible things I want to work on,” he says. A riff on a gin Bee’s Knees loops in ...
The millions of acres of corn grown in states like Ohio, Illinois and Iowa perspire just like any other plant. A single acre ...
Corn is "sweating" just like us during this heat wave, releasing up to 4,000 gallons of moisture per acre each day. Farmers, ...
A heat dome happens when hot air is trapped over an area due to a persistent high pressure system, William Gallus, a professor of atmospheric science at Iowa State University, said. Heat domes can ...