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FROM METHODIST HOSPITAL. SO GREEN OUT THERE. WELL, DANGEROUS TEMPERATURES ACROSS NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA ARE PUTTING MILLIONS OF PEOPLE UNDER A HEAT ADVISORY. THE HIGH HUMIDITY HAS MANY ONLINE ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky.

Here’s what to know about corn sweat and its effect on how hot it feels in Kentucky. Brian Koellish Getty Images As Lexington experiences above-normal temperatures and humid conditions, “corn sweat” ...

Truck driver Isaac Yara holds up a piece of dryland field corn while waiting for his truck load to finish. This corn is smaller than sweet corn. Western Kansas has inserted itself into the corn belt, ...