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Wed, Jul 23

NEWS: A heat dome and "corn sweat" are driving this week's dangerous heat wave

A massive heat dome has parked over the eastern US, and thanks to a phenomenon called evapotranspiration? Fields of Midwestern corn are basically slow-cooking the atmosphere by giving off moisture that’s spiking humidity. The result: soaring “feels like” temps, relentless peak demand, and load curves that don’t dip after dark.

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