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 ...

MICHIGAN, USA — Another heat wave is set to move into Michigan this week. High humidity in combination with heat will make heat index readings — or what it feels like — inch to 100 if not 105 degrees.

The heat wave baking the central United States this week may feel worse than those earlier in the summer, and corn is partly to blame. The claim may sound unusual, but this common crop can actually ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This week's heat wave has brought excessive heat warnings, heat advisories and even school cancellations across Wisconsin and the ...

One of Ohio’s most popular crops is intensifying humidity and heat in Greater Cincinnati this week. That’s due to a phenomenon called “corn sweat,” also known as evapotranspiration. Like all plants, ...

FROM METHODIST HOSPITAL. SO GREEN OUT THERE. WELL, DANGEROUS TEMPERATURES ACROSS NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA ARE PUTTING MILLIONS OF PEOPLE UNDER A HEAT ADVISORY. THE HIGH HUMIDITY HAS MANY ONLINE ...

Here’s a rather unappetizing weather-related phrase that is suddenly circulating on social media, driven, in part, by news media reports aimed at finding creative ways to keep you reading and tell you ...

Called "corn sweat," evapotranspiration is the process by which plants release water vapor into the atmosphere, increasing humidity. While corn sweat contributes to humidity, large-scale weather ...

MID-MICHIGAN (WJRT) - Experts explain that corn fields can contribute to humidity as the plants release moisture to stay cool. Jeff Knickerbocker, owner of Knickerbocker Farms, said, "Heat is great as ...