How Does Climate Change Affect the Oceans?

The ocean helps Earth stay cool by absorbing heat from the sun. But as climate change happens, it gets hotter and more acidic, like when you leave a soda in the sun, and it fizzes up more. This affects sea life and even the weather.

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Imagine the ocean is a big, deep soda bottle that gets warmer and fizzier over time, eventually it might overflow.
If you leave your fish tank in the sun all day, the water gets hotter and the fish get stressed, just like sea life today.
Coral reefs are like underwater gardens. If the ocean is too acidic or too hot, they can bleach and die.

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