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  • Don't blame 'corn sweat' — climate change is also making Midwest humidity worse

    Sep 9, 2024 10:15 am by WNIJ-FMIllinois in the News
    Corn releases moisture into the air as it grows, contributing to humidity. But local climate experts say there is a lot more at play in the Midwest's muggy summers. Photo by Preston Keres / United States Department of Agriculture

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    WNIJ-FM (Sept. 4) 'I think there was a narrative out there that the heat and humidity we experienced the last week of August was due to the corn,' says state climatologist Trent Ford. 'And that’s actually not correct for a couple of reasons.'

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