Eli5 how did fossil fuels damn the world? I learned about coral reef deaths in 7th grade, I’m now 30

Question

What exactly is the science? I know green house gasses heat us up but in layman’s terms what happened, and why did it happen? I live in a rural area, and work a blue collar job. My coworkers all think it’s fake, even though I point out current world events. I don’t exactly understand it myself exactly but I know it’s real. Explain like I’m five please

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>I learned about coral reef deaths in 7th grade, I’m now 30

That’s how – by doing little about it after we learned that we need to do something