Skip Navigation  Text Only/ Printer-Friendly  Guest Lecture:
Thorleif Thorleifsson, Explorer  Date:Wednesday, October 10,
2012 Time:7:00 pm Location:Center for Faith and Life—Recital
Hall  "A Voyage Around the North Pole: Modern Exploration and
Climate Change"  Thorleif Thorleifsson and famous explorer Børge
Ousland became the first persons to sail around the Arctic in
one season in 2010.  Changes to the environment and climate of
the Arctic are offering new opportunities for both competition
and collaboration among the states on its periphery. Dynamism in
the region will only increase in the coming decades, as water
levels rise, gas and oil reserves are explored, and territorial
claims are challenged. How do we successfully navigate the
Arctic challenges of tomorrow?  Thorleifsons lecture will assess
the state of the actual physical environment in the Arctic and
its impact on the strategic environment.  He will talk about his
voyage, and the challenges and environmental changes encountered
along the way, as