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The article discusses the impact of climate change to the economic condition in Pakistan wherein the drought diminish the living conditions of the people in the poor countries.

The article discusses the impact of Hurricane Harvey to the economic condition in Texas wherein the state shows a counterproductive economy due to the discrimination in social legislation and immigration status.

Offers a look at hot weather conditions in New York City. Claim that humidity makes people grumpy; Opinion that people get into bad moods when they begin to sweat; Stories of city workers; Claim that the heat can make people angry at each other.

The heat wave that gripped the city in late July is turning out to have been a fairly deadly one. Fourteen people are now certified to have died of weather-related hyperthermia, combined with other medical conditions, from July 22 to July 25, the city medical examiner's office said Wednesday. Five more died of the heat in August, bringing the total for the summer to 19. The dead included a 10-year-old girl in Brooklyn and a 97-year-old woman in the Bronx who both succumbed on July 23, when the temperature hit 100 degrees, as well as a 48-year-old Manhattan woman who died on July 25, when the heat wave finally broke after nine straight days with highs of 89 degrees or above. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Focuses on the city of Fairbanks, Alaska in winter. Physiological effect of the limited daylight; Increase in suicide rate in winter; Enduring interest in the arts that is manifested by the town; Profile of two women ice sculptors; Festivals that encourage the practice of traditional art forms such as fiddling; Prevalence of country music; Occasional features of Celtic music, jazz, and rap; Demographics; Black church choir at the Lily of the Valley Church of God in Christ.