Environment
How ‘Corn Sweat’ Makes Hot Summer Days More Humid
It’s a real phenomenon, and it’s making the hot weather muggier in the American Midwest.
As hot, sticky weather descends on much of the country this weekend, some of the stickiness in Midwestern cities may be due to an unexpected phenomenon: “corn sweat.”
That’s right. Even if you’re in the middle of a concrete jungle, those millions of acres of corn (and other crops) in the country’s heartland are still shaping your weather in powerful—and uncomfortable—ways.