Over the last few months, heat waves have been sparking up all over the globe. Now more than ever, climate change has been making more and more of a noticeable impact on the Earth. Scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for SpaceStudies (GISS) found that this past month of July was hotter than any other month ever recorded in their database, dating all the way back to the late 1800’s. 

These record-breaking temperatures had impacts all over the United States. From the end of June to the entirety of July, the peak temperature in Phoenix, Arizona reached 110 degrees Fahrenheit every day. Citizens blasted their air conditioning and stayed inside as much as they possibly could to avoid the scorching sun. Beaches all across the northeast region of the United States and Florida have had to constantly close their waters this past summer due to high levels of bacteria found in the water.

Here, in Crown Point, Indiana, many people have had to adapt to the hot temperatures. The Cross Country teams at Crown Point High School had to move their practices to the mornings before school instead of the regular after school practices because they do not want to have to practice in very hot temperatures. “I did enjoy having the morning practices because it was cooler and I felt more focused,” sophomore Kamden Honickel said.