One writer details how climate change is “taking some of the shine out of Pure Michigan” summers as increasing heat, storms and wildfire smoke threaten the state. (Carol Thompson/The Detroit News) ▾ A first-of-its-kind United Nations (UN) report warns the world will surpass a critical climate threshold with perilous consequences, with scientists recommending mass carbon removal and zeroing out greenhouse gas emissions to try reversing global warming instead of limiting it. (