Climate change has been a controversial topic for many years. While some claim it’s a hoax, many believe the research done in ecological science shows it’s an actual current event. Two other words that come to mind when hearing climate change is global warming, but there is a difference. The definition of global warming is the increase of Earth’s surface temperature due to greenhouse gases while climate changes definition is a long term change in Earth’s climate. Therefore, global warming is a part of climate change because increasing earth's surface temperature can have an effect in the long run, hence, there is a correlation. Although the idea of global warming is typically thought out as the human population burning up too many fossil fuels, not recycling enough, and deforestation, there’s actually a bigger picture. To better understand global warming, one must understand greenhouse gases, which are said to be the cause of global warming. Greenhouse gases are made up of carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and fluorinated gases all which trap heat in the earth's atmosphere.
The ocean also gives us insight on overall quality. Coral bleaching is the process of stressed corals expelling algae living on them, turing the corals white. What causes this is change in temperature weather it be hot or cold, pollution, light, nutrients, and change of salinity in water which is how much salt is in the water. An occurrence that has been happening lately is an abundant amount of coral bleaching. In 2016 and 2017, half of the coral in the Great Barrier Reef were affected by coral bleaching. Rising temperatures are the main cause of this problem. Corals have a small temperature range they can live off. With the climate getting warmer, it is clear to see it’s affecting the ocean as well. Coral bleaching is also caused by salinity in