Hannah Chanatry is a producer at The World covering climate change and the environment.
Before joining the team, she was a freelance reporter based in Scotland, where she also worked as a pub quiz host (aka the best job in the world); her stories can be found in National Geographic, InsideClimate News, and Canary Media. While freelancing, she spent six weeks embedded with scientists on a research expedition tracking ocean currents in the Nordic seas.
Hannah previously worked in local news at WBUR in Boston, where she produced local newscasts, reported on local environmental issues, and developed a reputation for brewing exceptionally strong coffee.
First animated feature made by, for and about Muslims hits US and Canadian theaters this weekend
“Time Hoppers: The Silk Road” is an animated movie that follows four time-traveling kids as they travel back to the ninth century to battle villains and protect historical figures along the Silk Road. The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with the film’s co-director Flordeliza Dayrit about the project.
New report details rising cost of climate change to human health
In its most comprehensive report on climate change and health to date, the Lancet Countdown study found that rising temperatures cause an average of one death per minute. The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler spoke with Maria Walawender, a Lancet Countdown research fellow, about the details of the report.
A potential market for tree planting emerges as developers eye wood instead of concrete
The global construction industry is looking for ways to replace concrete, which is responsible for 8% of global carbon emissions. One growing trend is using reinforced timber. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Robert Mendelsohn, a professor of forestry at the Yale School of the Environment, about his recent study assessing the market dynamics of “mass timber,” its role in reducing carbon emissions and whether it could result in more forests being planted.
In global electricity mix, renewables overtake coal for the first time
A new report from the climate think tank Ember finds that renewable energy sources made up more of the global electricity mix than coal for the first half of 2025. Host Marco Werman speaks with Ember global program director Raul Miranda about what drove this change.
When in drought, plant fonio
Climate change has exacerbated drought and extreme weather in northern Ghana, leaving many in the agricultural region struggling to grow enough food. Chef Fatmata Binta sees a solution in fonio, a grain similar to couscous, indigenous to West Africa, and most importantly, one that is able to thrive in dry conditions.