The ocean is the largest body of water, covering 70% of the Earth's surface. In this giant pond, thousands of known and unknown species thrive and create a massive food web and environment. For many centuries, the ocean has provided and continues to provide us with seafood, salt, minerals, transportation and even recreation. However, in return, humans have released toxic chemicals, dumped waste, overcaught fish and marine organisms, and destroyed the environment and geography. Additionally, due to the ever-increasing consumption of carbon from the burning of fossil fuels, the temperature of the Earth and oceans was abnormally high. Today, the ocean has become a potpourri of seafood and toxins. Although it is always too late, it is always too late to regret, but if people realize this danger as an imminent threat and change, it is possible to revive the ocean. Global Warming Global warming is one of the biggest environmental problems, not only for the ocean, but also for the entire Earth. Global warming is caused by greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane, which create an invisible blanket around the Earth. The blanket or atmosphere containing the greenhouse gases allows sunlight to pass through but does not let reflected light return to space. This is called the greenhouse effect. Ice caps are melting Global warming has had a significant impact on Arctic ice. Since 1979, more than 20% of Arctic ice has melted due to rising surface air and ocean temperatures (Farmer 9). Additionally, the accumulated area loss represents approximately one-third of the continental United States. Although melting sea ice does not directly contribute to sea level rise because that ice is already floating on the ocean, it contributes to sea level rise in another indirect way. First, the albedo effect of ice plays a major role in reflection... middle of article...... Ocean 102. April 29, 2014. Reading. Ricciardi, Michael. “An American businessman is conducting a massive and “illegal” ocean fertilization experiment off the west coast of Canada. PlanetSave. Sustainable Enterprises Media, October 17, 2012. Web. April 29, 2014. Sharma, PD “Liebig’s Law of the Minimum.” Ecology and environment. Meerut: Rastogi Publications, 2010. 103. Print.Stern, Pamela R. Daily life of the Inuit. Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood, 2010. Print. Washington, Haydn and John Cook. Climate change denial: head in the sand. London: Earthscan, 2011. Print.Webster, Noah. “Thermal expansion”. Webster's Student Dictionary for High School Levels: A Meriam-Webster. New York: American Book, 1943. N. pag. Print.Welch, Wool. “NOAA: First evidence that acidic oceans harm pteropods = 45% of pink salmon diet.” Alaska Fish Radio. Genesis Framework, May 1, 2014. Web. May 2 2014.