July 30, 2025
What is 'corn sweat' and how does it exacerbate heat waves?
Principal Investigator at the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center and State Climatologist of Ohio, Aaron Wilson, shared with ABC News how mid-summer marks the peak of corn’s maturity, when pollination and grain fill lead to increased transpiration, or “sweating.”
A phenomenon called "corn sweat" could exacerbate the impacts of the extreme heat blanketing a large portion of the United States, according to experts.