New UN report: The world will likely get too hot, but there is still hope

We are on track to pass the 1.5-degree global warming limit. Experts say we must now pull carbon out of the air to cool things down.

The United Nations just put out a big new report. It says that the world is almost certainly going to get hotter than the 1.5-degree limit set by world leaders years ago. That 1.5-degree limit was chosen as a "danger zone." Keeping the Earth below that temperature helps us avoid the worst effects of climate change, like extreme heat, flooding, and major storms. Experts at the UN say we are going to miss that goal. They expect temperatures to rise past this point within just a few years. However, the report is not just bad news. It also maps out a path for how we can eventually cool the pla…