This lecture is a 13.8-billion-year visual journey from the origin of the universe to the formation of Earth’s marine environments. An overview of our planet’s predominantly saltwater surface that supports global climate systems and the ocean’s diversity of life will be presented by Dr. Michael Bernarsky. Dr. Bernarsky will discuss the effects of the Industrial Revolution on the climate, as it relates to temperature and pH changes affecting primary production and the survival of marine life forms in the ocean.