Political Quotes

“I stand today to honor the legacy of Walter Munk, a groundbreaking scientist and oceanographer who advanced our knowledge of waves, ocean temperature, the Earth's rotation, and much more. Born in Austria, he eventually made his way to San Diego and enlisted in the Army as World War II approached. In 1941, Munk returned to San Diego's Scripps Institute of Oceanography to work in the U.S. Navy Radio and Sound Laboratory. The scope of Walter Munk's work was vast. He helped meteorologists predict the waves troops would face in Normandy during World War II and developed methods incorporated into modern tsunami warning networks. His passion for his work and for San Diego also led him to push to build the UC San Diego campus in the 1960s. Later in life, and bolstered by years of expertise, Munk brought attention to climate change and conferred with figures like Pope Francis and the Dalai Lama to advocate for action. His work earned him the National Medal of Science and the Kyoto Prize. In his honor, I have proclaimed October 19 Walter Munk World Oceans Day in California's 52nd Congressional District. ____________________”