Though climate change is a fundamentally global phenomenon, nowhere are its effects more pronounced and observable than in the world’s polar regions. The documentary Frozen Obsession follows the 18-day, 2,000-mile Northwest Passage Project expedition through the stunningly beautiful and extreme Canadian Arctic, aboard the Swedish research icebreaker Oden. For centuries, sailors were obsessed with finding a path across the mostly frozen Arctic. Now, scientists are racing to understand a fast-warming Arctic, exploring how environmental changes currently unfolding in the polar regions will affect life on a planetary scale. With support from the National Science Foundation and additional support from the Heising-Simons Foundation, the innovative Northwest Passage Project (NPP) consists of a team of scientists, education professionals, a journalist, an Arctic scholar, and 23 graduate and undergraduate student science majors.
Director David Clark and expedition participants Hester Blum (Penn State University) and Korenna Estes (CSU-Fresno) will join moderator Chris Jenkins (UCSB) for a discussion of Frozen Obsession.
Please note that this event will not include a screening.
Registered participants will receive a link to stream Frozen Obsession two days in advance of the event.