Environment
California Rises to 111 Degrees Warmer Than the Northeast
The West has broiled with incredible heat, while the East Coast looks forward to more snow.
By now Easterners are probably aware they’re suffering through a fifth season called springter—the unwanted child of winter that loves sowing snow and teeth-chattering cold long into what should be light-windbreaker weather.
But here’s a solution to avoid the deathly chills: Hop on a plane and head west, where temperatures have been more than 100 degrees warmer than places in the East. (For what it’s worth, scientists have predicted this kind of East/West temperature inequality will become more pronounced with climate change.)