Celebrating the start of National Ocean Month Wednesday, Secretary of State John Kerry spoke to students at Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, Maryland. The group he addressed included the Chesapeake Bay Regional Champions of the Ocean Science Bowl, as well as the winners of the National Science Bowl.
Perhaps sensing the students’ curiosity about his presence, Kerry posed a question near the beginning of his remarks:
Kerry said that the answer is that “oceans are essential to your life”:
Kerry has warned in the past that addressing climate change is vital since “there is no Planet B.” He has also blamed climate change for “violently affecting communities” around the world. The secretary has also called climate change “world’s largest weapon of mass destruction.”
Kerry took questions from the students after his talk. He told the students: “I’m happy to answer any questions that anybody has on any topic. It doesn’t have to be on the ocean, though I would love it if it were.”
All four of the students’ questions were about the ocean.
