This Technical Report was revised. See https://doi. org/10.1542/peds. 2023-065505. Rising
global temperature is causing major physical, chemical, and ecological changes across the
planet. There is wide consensus among scientific organizations and climatologists that these
broad effects, known as climate change, are the result of contemporary human activity.
Climate change poses threats to human health, safety, and security. Children are uniquely
vulnerable to these threats. The effects of climate change on child health include physical …