2008 glossy imac 24" screen is foggy

This very rainy summer my imac monitor has started to show large areas of condensation behind the glass making the display blurry in places.
What can I do about this? Surely it has happened to someone else. But I have never seen this before and am baffled.
thanks for your comments.

On that iMac model, I believe the glass panel is held in place by a series of magnets, so it can be removed, as shown in this guide
http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Replacing+iMac+Intel+24-Inch+EMC+2267+Glass+Panel/47 33/1
If you have an Apple Store nearby, the techs at the Genius Bar probably have the proper tools to remove it, get it moisture and dust free, and put it back. Or, if you are the DIY type, get a pair of suction cups...

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iStat Menus...
http://bjango.com/mac/istatmenus/
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citrus101 wrote:
Hi Brett L,
thank you for the coordination of this helpful thread. Are you Apple? If yes, please allow me to ask you three questions:
1) The Display Firmware stopped for over 90% the flicker issue, but what has this Firmware changed exactly?
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Excellent questions.
I hope that Apple will authorize Brett L. to provide us with some clear, honest answers to them . . . although, as I pointed out before, it would seem by the latest messages that have been posted in this thread -- that is, the *original thread* -- that through their actions, Apple has already provided us with their answer -- and solution -- to the yellow tinge issue; and that is the replacement of the LCD panel.
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