Growing season is the peak time for corn sweat, especially in the mid to late summer, according to the National Weather ...

Corn sweat is an agricultural phenomenon that makes humidity during a heat wave even worse, especially in states like ...

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

Not only are Iowans sweating in this humidity, but the corn stalks are too. These factors are making it humid in Iowa.

With that title comes an increased dew point thanks to a process called evapotranspiration , or corn sweat. The crop ...

The Midwest has been inundated with rain, heat, oppressive humidity and "corn sweat". In fact, meteorologist Ryan Maue says the heat index hit 115°F Sunday night in Iowa — and 20°F to 25°F of that was ...

Minnesota and Iowa are known for their sultry summer days, with enough heat and humidity to go around. But why does it get so ...

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

Corn sweat is not a new weather term. I think more people are talking about it right now, because social media is talking ...

"Corn gets the name corn sweats because corn puts out a lot of water vapor," Glisan said. "That's where we get these ...

A massive heat wave is slamming parts of the United States, and in Iowa, "corn sweat" is making things worse. CBS News' Lana ...