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This Swiss Family Travels The World To Report On Climate Change

Dario and Sabine Schwörer and their five children are sailing, hiking and cycling around the world to call attention to the effects of climate change.

Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd met with the family on their 50-foot aluminum sloop Pachamama (Mother Earth) on their stop in Boston.

Here’s what the boat looks like:

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The Pachamama sails in front of an iceberg in the Northwest Passage in September 2016. (Courtesy TOPtoTOP)
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The Pachamama sails in front of an iceberg in the Northwest Passage in September 2016. (Courtesy TOPtoTOP)