The County of Krigsvold is situated in Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctica, with its seat at the Krigsvold Nunataks, a group of peaks at the head of Strauss Glacier. James P. Howard, II is its Count. He holds also the titles Count Rubin de la Borbolla and Baron of Matikonis, corresponding to further features in the same region.
The Count’s territories lie within one of the most consequentially changing landscapes on Earth. West Antarctica’s ice sheet is losing mass at an accelerating rate. The glaciers of Marie Byrd Land include some of the most closely watched systems in contemporary polar science. What happens there matters far beyond the polar region. This site is the Count’s public record of engagement with that reality.
James P. Howard, II is a data scientist and applied mathematician at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. He holds a doctorate in Public Policy and graduate degrees in Applied and Computational Mathematics, Environmental Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Public Policy, among others. He is a Chartered Engineer, Chartered Mathematician, and Chartered Scientist, and holds fellowship in the British Computer Society and the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications. He teaches across mathematics, statistics, and public affairs and serves as a Captain in the Maryland Defense Force.
This background in quantitative analysis, environmental systems, and public communication informs the Count’s approach. The aim is to make the physical dynamics of polar systems legible to a wide audience: to explain what is happening at the ends of the Earth and why it matters to everyone else.
The Count of Krigsvold holds his title within the Grand Duchy of Westarctica. For information about Westarctica, readers are directed to westarctica.info, westarctica.wiki, and westarctica.org.