Hannah Breisinger
All Things Considered Host, Science/Environmental ReporterHannah is WHQR's All Things Considered host, and also reports on science, the environment, and climate change. She holds a BA in Journalism and a minor in psychology from Ithaca College, where she served as News Director for the college's radio station, WICB.
Throughout her audio journalism career, she's contributed to programs like Reveal, The New Yorker Radio Hour, Yale Climate Connections, and The Ways & Means. She enjoys loud music, documentaries, and stargazing; and is the proud mother of three cats, a dog, and many, many houseplants.
Email: hbreisinger@whqr.org
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King tides correlate with the earth’s position to the moon. Researchers are now using the naturally-occurring events to help visualize coastal areas under future, human-caused sea-level rise. And anyone can participate.
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The City of Wilmington has established a list of priorities and goals designed to reduce its carbon footprint within 30 years. The plans were approved by City Council at this week’s meeting.
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The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season could see up to 18 named storms. According to the latest research from North Carolina State University, that could very well mean another unusually active storm season.
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NatCon is the largest annual gathering of post-9/11 US veterans in the world. Ashlie Anderson — an Air Force veteran, and president of UNCW's Student…
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A year into the COVID-19 pandemic, Wilmington has found itself in a better financial situation than initially expected. And local economic experts are feeling optimistic, heading into the summer. But financial impacts to local businesses haven’t been the same for everyone — and while many business owners are thriving, others are still trying to stay afloat.
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City Council will allow the Wilmington Sharks baseball team to invest $15,000 in stadium upgrades, rather than paying past-due usage fees to the city. But…
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Among the seemingly never-ending list of pandemic repercussions is a shortage of blood donations. And that can mean life or death for patients…
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Photos from the Ocean Ridge Plantation neighborhood in Brunswick County, where three people were killed, at least 10 were injured, and 50 homes were…
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Despite recent public outcry, it’s not uncommon to see Wilmington street signs named after infamous confederate or 1898 figures. That could partly be due…
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It’s been just over a year since New Hanover County leaders, and particularly County Chair Julia Olson-Boseman, pushed for a redesign of Wave. The county…