A backup for humanity, under the Arctic ice

Documentary photographer ­Christian Clauwers of the Rotary Club of Antwerpen-Oost has been travelling around the world for more than a decade to capture the effects of global warming. His photos show what is in danger of being lost, and in that sense they are a major wake-up call. For his latest project, he managed to gain exclusive access to the world seed bank on Spitsbergen in the Svalbard island group.

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Olympic spirit A perennial Olympics volunteer finds togetherness at the Games and in Rotary.

As a child in the 1950s, Ernie Peterson remembers watching the Olympics on TV. “I sat there absolutely fascinated and thought, ‘You know, it would be nice to attend one day.’”

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