Segments From This Episode

• What the stock market is signaling about the future of the economy

  by Justin Ho

  

  The ups and downs of the stock market don’t always predict the future of the economy. But stocks can give us some clues about where investors think the economy is headed.

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• Coal makes a comeback as Europe tries to avoid an energy emergency

  by Lily Jamali

  

  Analysts say the U.S. coal industry hasn’t been able to fully capitalize on the surge in demand

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• Mapping disaster

  Karen Clark is a catastrophe modeler and a pioneer in her field. In a preview from “How We Survive,” Amy Scott follows Clark’s team as they map Hurricane Ian and estimate losses from the storm — overlaying Hurricane reports with data about building codes, home value data and more.

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• How the pandemic created an unexpected “baby bump”

  by Samantha Fields

  

  The country’s birth rate rose in 2021, thanks — at least in part to — schedule flexibility provided by remote work, a study author says.

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• Logging could make California forests more resilient, but supply chain woes abound

  by Amy Scott and Sean McHenry

  

  Sawmills are poised to play a big role in making California more resilient to wildfires, but there may not be enough of them to go around.

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