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July has already been more humid than average, and now another, less obvious factor will enhance humidity this week: corn sweat. Like a person breathing, corn exhales water vapor through its leaves — a process called evapotranspiration — which exacerbates humidity in agricultural regions during the summer.

We Michiganders have northern constitutions, meaning our bodies have grown accustomed to handling colder weather. When heat waves hit, we’re “built to wilt,” and really hot weather can make us feel more uncomfortable than people who live in hotter climates. It can even make us feel sick.

Isolated thunderstorms are possible Friday and over the weekend as a frontal system approaches, which could provide temporary relief from the intense temperatures. Residents should stay hydrated, limit outdoor activities during peak heat hours, and check on vulnerable populations like elderly neighbors and those without air conditioning.

The Newark area usually gets 15 days with 90-degree temperatures in all of June and July, and it already has 22, as of Sunday. (Newark’s total may jump to 23 this afternoon, with the mercury hovering at 89 degrees and making a run for 90 as of 3 p.m.)

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Central Indiana is in for a stretch of dangerous heat and humidity, with high temperatures reaching the low 90s and heat indices surpassing 105°F.

Multiple Tennessee communities are under a heat advisory as of July 21, which will remain in effect until July 23, according to the National Weather Service.Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.

Per the NWS Wilmington office, which covers Central and Southwest Ohio, the heat index — the measure of how hot it feels — will hit 98 degrees in Cincinnati on Wednesday, July 23, and rise to 101 on Thursday, July 24, and Friday, July 25.

The data, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, also showed a significant increase in COVID-related emergency room visits for young children.