Midwest Summers: How Corn Fields and Climate Change Are Creating Unbearable Humidity Levels

Corn plants increase Midwest humidity during late summer

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Climate change exacerbates the "corn sweat" phenomenon

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What strategies will mitigate these rising humidity levels?

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