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":Doom Boom":: Throughout human history, doomsayers- people predicting the end of the world - have lived largelyon the fringes of society. Today, however, the doomsdayindustry is thriving, thanks to TV shows, movies,hyperpartisan politics and the news media. With the country'scollective anxiety on the rise, even the nation's wealthiestcitizens are jumping on board, spending millions of dollars onsurvival readiness in preparation for unknown calamities.Thomas Morton sets out to see how people across the country areplanning to weather the coming storm. "Unfair":India is home to Bollywood, the world's most prolific movieindustry. For those who dream of stardom, landing a leadingrole may depend on skin color. India's preference for fair skinhas given rise to a skin-lightening industry worth nearly 0million. Gianna Toboni heads to Mumbai to find out how thiscultural bias is fueling the booming business of fairer skin.