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While Punxsutawney Phil said there would be more winter, Staten Island's Chuck (Charles G. Hog) says spring will come, so of course Gothamist will go with the New Yorker's perspective. Chuck's handler, Doug Schwartz, told NY1, "Out of all the groundhogs, he’s probably the best. He’s certainly the one in the best physical condition, so he could take on all those other groundhogs."
Mayor Bloomberg was on hand and said, "Winter is going to end, and as mayor I promise you I will bring you summer – and then I'll try and take credit for it." We know you will, dude. National Weather Service meteorologist Scott Reynolds tells the Daily News, "We have equal chances of being warmer or colder" than average in February. Yes, start the eye-rolling now!
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In the post-Greenhouse world of the 22nd century Pennsylvania desert, as the winds slap dirt against whatever remains of once verdant nature, the people will dread the return of another scorching summer, and pray that the 75 degree winter weather will last long enough for them to grow the food needed to survive the summer.
In that apocalyptic world, the children look for any hole in the ground on February 2 to see if there is a groundhog. Because they don't know where the next meal will come from.