Events
NOVEMBER 17 
Lonnie Thompson, PhD, Byrd Polar Research Center
"Global Climate Change: A Paleoclimate Perspective from the World's Highest Mountains"
4:30pm, Filene Auditorium, Moore Hall
Lonnie Thompson of the Byrd Polar Research Center at Ohio State University has achieved global recognition for his drilling and analysis of ice cores from mountain glaciers and ice caps in the tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world. A high altitude climber and paleoclimatologist who studies climate change by looking at the entire history of the Earth, Thompson has spent more time above 18,000 feet than any other person in the world. As recently as this Fall, he extracted two of the deepest ice cores ever recovered from the Andes (195 and 189 meters). In 2007, he received the National Medal of Science, the highest honor the U.S. gives to an American scientist.
For more information: arctic@dartmouth.edu
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FEBRUARY 5
Robert Bindschadler, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Senior Fellow
Topic TBA
4:30pm, Spanos Auditorium (Room 100), Cummings Hall
Robert Birdschadler has been a field researcher in Antarctica for over 25 years. His work involves the dynamics of glaciers and ice sheets using remote sensing technology.
Co-sponsored by Thayer School of Engineering and the Institute of Arctic Studies. For more information: arctic@dartmouth.edu
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FEBRUARY 16
Sheila Watt-Cloutier, former Chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Council
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4:30pm, Filene Auditorium, Moore Hall
Sheila Watt-Cloutier is a Canadian Inuit political activist and former International Chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC). She has been active in health issues resulting from pollutants and in the impact of global climate change on Arctic communities.
For more information: arctic@dartmouth.edu
National & International EVENTS
COP 15: United Nations Climate Change Conference
Copenhagen, Demark
December 7-18, 2009
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