Feb 20
Convocation with Sven Sundgaard | Climate Change: a global & local perspective
Sven Sundgaard has been a meteorologist for nearly two and a half decades, most of which has been spent broadcasting in the Twin Cities. He’s currently a meteorologist for Minnesota Public Radio, and digital news and information platform, BringMeTheNews.com . He also provides weather and climate content for other organizations and is a science advisor to the Minneapolis Foundation. He’s also a licensed realtor in Minnesota to top it off.
Sven received his degree in meteorology from St. Cloud State University in 2003. His research in thermodynamics won several undergraduate research awards.
He is passionate about conservation, climate change and social justice issues. He's combined these topics with his travels around the world which include all seven continents. He has traveled to and led group trips to our planet’s Arctic, Antarctic and Sub-Arctic regions numerous times and had the honor of lecturing on climate change’s impacts on polar bears at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre in Churchill, Manitoba (on Hudson Bay) twice.
This convocation was also presented as a virtual webinar. Please register in advance if you would like to attend via Zoom. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
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