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Amy West

Postcards from the Field

My week out with USGS mapping the faults between San Clemente and Catalina Island. They are just a stone throw from LA, and yet, we don’t know much about either fault, including a third one that is west of Catalina Island- Catalina Ridge Fault. It’s kind of crazy. http://americangeophysicalunion.tumblr.com/post/139928166813/students-from-the-university-of-washington-with

Surfing for science

One might think the sport of surfing would be natural for someone who works in the ocean. But when you are at eye level with a powerful surge of water that’s about to crash onto your head and send you into a drowning vortex, I feel no connection to marine biology whatsoever. …

Aspire to Inspire

Writing is really freaking hard. At least when you have to do it. I find it easy to jot down personal thoughts …

Manifestation

Thanks to Christie Aschwandan’s Courage Camp in late August that convinced several of us that freelance science writing can be sustainable, financially and personally, I’m …