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Wave forecasting site Surfline has changed how people surf

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Oct 4, 2023
Surfline follows conditions at hundreds of beaches all over the world, but some surfers don’t think it’s so swell.
Knowing the best time to hit the beach should be a win for surfers, right? "This gets at a question of the spirit of the sport," says writer and surfer Caroline Mimbs Nyce. "Is this a cheat code to only go when it's really ideal?"
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Pandemic has economic forecasters going back to the drawing board

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Jun 16, 2021
For Ellen Zentner, chief U.S. economist at Morgan Stanley, the pandemic meant scrapping all the models and going back to the fundamentals.
People walk past the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street.
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Airports explore new ways to forecast travel amid pandemic

by Leoneda Inge
Jan 11, 2021
A travel analytics firm is helping the Raleigh-Durham International Airport forecast using data officials haven't tapped before.
Kenneth Strickland, director of air service development at Raleigh-Durham International Airport. RDU is working with a nearby analytics firm to look at other data, like hotel bookings and rental car reservations, that could be helpful for predicting travel.
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The spring homebuying season could bring a change in the weather for buyers

by Amy Scott
Mar 22, 2019
Spring is officially here, and in addition to daffodils, there may be more “for sale” signs popping up on front yards. According to data out Friday from the National Association of Realtors, sales of existing homes rose nearly 12 percent last month. One month does not a trend make, but an increase in home sales […]
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Economists outraged by Trump plan to 'cook the books'

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Feb 21, 2017
The White House may ask for changes to trade deficit and economic growth data.
President Donald Trump's administration is said to be considering changes to the way the trade deficit is calculated.
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What do meteorologists think about climate change?

by Dan Bobkoff
May 6, 2014
Many Americans get their weather and climate information from TV weather casters.
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Dude, where's my flying car?

by Ben Johnson
Apr 17, 2014
A new study looks at Americans' attitude towards the future.
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Lawrence Klein, 93, pioneer of economic forecasting

by Lizzie O'Leary
Oct 22, 2013
Economist Lawrence Klein predicted that the U.S. economy would roar back after World War II.
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The problem with statistical models and forecasting

by Kai Ryssdal
Sep 27, 2012
Author Nate Silver discusses why he believes that numbers are part of the challenge in painting a clear picture of the American economy.
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