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Last year, NASCAR announced that it would hold a Cup Series race at Iowa Speedway after the sanctioning body decided to ...
Missouri summers are hot—and sometimes, it’s not just the heat, but the humidity that makes it unbearable. One surprising ...
Picture courtesy of the Rockwell City Chamber and Development Facebook page Sweet corn is often referred to as an Iowa summer ...
On this episode of Everyday Foodies with The Hotel at Kirkwood Center, Chef Brian shares 3 tasty ways to enjoy sweet corn ...
All plants have a self-cooling process called transpiration. It's essentially the plant version of sweating. When it's hot out, leaves release water through the pores in their leaves. That water ...
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 ...
See how corn sweat affects humidity and summer heat in states like Ohio. Explore the science behind how cornfields contribute ...
Sultry air over the central United States — fueled by a heat dome, corn sweat and tropical winds from warmer than average ...
A massive heat wave is slamming parts of the United States, and in Iowa, "corn sweat" is making things worse. CBS News' Lana Zak reports.
"Corn gets the name corn sweats because corn puts out a lot of water vapor," Glisan said. "That's where we get these ...
It’s not that corn sweats more than other plants — an acre releases less moisture on average than, say, a large oak tree — ...