This Swiss Family Travels The World To Report On Climate Change

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November 25, 2016

Peter O'Dowd

The Schwörer family on their boat Pachamama. (Courtesy TOPtoTOP)

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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:

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

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This segment aired on November 25, 2016.

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Peter O'Dowd Senior Editor, Here & Now
Peter O’Dowd has a hand in most parts of Here & Now — producing and overseeing segments, reporting stories and occasionally filling in as host. He came to Boston from KJZZ in Phoenix.

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