A group of 35 teachers at a prominent journalism school put on their journalism hats and descended upon downtown Phoenix in search of locals who could give them tips on coping with the record breaking desert heat. But many in the northeast corner of the United States in areas like New York, Connecticut, Vermont or Maine are asking, “When is it going to warm up around here?” At this moment, these same folks are scratching their heads in search of the illusive spring that relieves them of the shortened days and dark nights, cold weather and expensive snow removal.

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