[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 159 (Friday, September 30, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H8357]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          HONORING WALTER MUNK

  (Mr. PETERS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PETERS. Mr. Speaker, 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.

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