Hester Blum participates in Northwest Passage Project expedition

Hester Blum captured these photos while aboard the icebreaker Oden for the Northwest Passage Project, tracking climate change in the Arctic Ocean.

Ice Glacier in Arctic
Aboard the icebreaker Oden, Penn State English professor Hester Blum sailed past many glaciers like this one in the Arctic Ocean, as part of the Northwest Passage Project.
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Breathtaking view from the Arctic
Hester, as well as other crew members, captured breathtaking images from the Arctic Ocean of the surrounding mountain peaks.
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Polar bear sighting in the Arctic
The Northwest Passage Project crew including Hester, saw several polar bears during their journey.
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