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 ...

ST. LOUIS — There are more than 14 million acres of corn fields in Missouri and Illinois, and like other water-intensive plants, the crop has a large thirst to quench. Corn plants need ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - If you’ve lived in the Heartland long enough, you’ve likely heard the phrase “corn sweat”. During the heat of the summer, particularly July into early August, our dew points peak.

July has already been more humid than average, and now another, less obvious factor will enhance humidity this week: corn sweat. Like a person breathing, corn exhales water vapor through its leaves — ...