Is America’s Corn Belt Secretly Turning Up the Summer Heat?
Is it just me, or does the Midwest always manage to take things to a whole new level of weird? We begged for farm-to-table, but nobody warned us about farm-to-atmosphere. Now, thanks to millions of acres of perspiring corn, we’re all wading through an air soup so sticky it puts sauna spas out of business . It’s not enough that humidity melts our dignity—the plants themselves have joined in. Corn sweat—really? Seriously, who do we talk to about crop deodorant or an intervention with Mother Nature? As the planet heats up and farmers plant ear after thirsty ear, it’s starting to feel like the cornfields themselves are trolling us. So, before you blame your pit stains on climate change, maybe give a little side-eye to that innocent cornfield next door . Want to get all the juicy, pollen-drenched details? LEARN MORE
Midwestern corn crops are releasing vast amounts of moisture into the air, known as “corn sweat”, which, combined with rising temperatures and expanded planting, is fueling increasingly sticky summer humidity. What do you think?
“I prefer the dry heat we get from wheat.”
Brandon Heckman, Montage Splicer
“Can’t Monsanto make us some corn that pants?”
Parker White, Patio Sweeper
“It’s nice of nature to come up with a vegan option to meat sweats.”
Mia Haider, Glue Bottler
