Temperatures in the 90s, along with high humidity and dew points, have been joined by an agricultural phenomenon called corn sweat that is making the current heat wave this summer even worse.
The actual term for corn sweat is evapotranspiration, where water is released from the plant’s leaves and helps the plants move water.
Andy Lesage, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Paducah, says all types of vegetation can hold and release water, but it’s most common in corn, which in turn affects the weather…