DW Akademie | Volontariat Jahrgang 2023 - 2024 | Katharina Schantz

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Katharina Schantz

Multimedia journalist with expertise in climate and environment reporting. Based in Berlin.

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Featured stories by Katharina Schantz

DW Planet A thumbnail reading 'the resale trap', featuring the brands H&M, Sellpy, SHEIN, and ThredUp, imposed on an image of several pairs of jeans hanging on a line in a store.

DW Planet A thumbnail reading 'the resale trap', featuring the brands H&M, Sellpy, SHEIN, and ThredUp, imposed on an image of several pairs of jeans hanging on a line in a store.

How Big Fashion took over the secondhand market

Giants like H&M and Zara are joining the secondhand trend and cashing in. Is it now becoming a net negative?

The words "rising UP" and some graphics are superimposed on an image of two wooden houses resting on stilts above sea level

The words "rising UP" and some graphics are superimposed on an image of two wooden houses resting on stilts above sea level

How countries around the world are beating sea level rise

Oceans are rising at an alarming rate and cities struggle to stay afloat. Which solutions are most promising?

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Stories by Katharina Schantz

Ground level shot of a strip of cracked brown earth with lush green shoots on either side

Ground level shot of a strip of cracked brown earth with lush green shoots on either side

How Germany can cope with drought

How Germany can cope with drought

This spring was one of the driest on record. This has serious consequences for Germany's agricultural sector and beyond.

A woman takes a picture in one of the ice caves formed by water during the summer on the tongue the Morteratsch glacier

A woman takes a picture in one of the ice caves formed by water during the summer on the tongue the Morteratsch glacier

What are the real impacts of melting glaciers?

What are the real impacts of melting glaciers?

Glaciers are the planet's water banks. But many of these sprawling beds of ice are melting. Why does that matter?

A woman with a bucket full of water on a balcony trying to extinguish flames

A woman with a bucket full of water on a balcony trying to extinguish flames

Can we learn to live with wildfires?

Can we learn to live with wildfires?

Wildfires in Europe are becoming more severe. With more droughts and less rain, do we have to learn to live with fires?

Woman at a farmer's market looking at bitter potatoes she's holding in her hand

Woman at a farmer's market looking at bitter potatoes she's holding in her hand

Preserving heirloom potatoes with science

Preserving heirloom potatoes with science

Bitter potatoes from the Andes could be the humble key to the future of farming.