'Corn Sweat' to Amplify Midwest Heat Wave This Week
TL;DR
Corn fields in Michigan contribute to local heat and humidity through evapotranspiration, making temperatures feel up to 15 degrees hotter and creating microclimates, although the impact is less severe than in states with larger corn acreage. The upcoming heatwave will push temperatures into the upper 90s and low 100s.
- ‘Corn sweat’ will make Michigan feel even hotter later this week WKAR Public Media
- Corn sweat will intensify a heat wave this week The Washington Post
- Heat dome map shows dangerous temperatures across U.S. Corn Belt, parts of the South CBS News
- ‘Corn Sweat’ Is Real—And It’s Making This Heat Wave Miserable Scientific American
- 'Corn sweat' will add to punishing heat, humidity in Midwest this week. USA Today
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