 I'm Dr. Anthony Leiserowitz, and this is Climate Connections. Young children are especially vulnerable to the harmful impacts of climate change. Many suffer from asthma that's worsened by wildfire smoke and air pollution from coal, oil, or gas. Others face mental health challenges after experiencing a weather disaster. So Claudia Benitez Nelson, a climate scientist at the University of South Carolina, says it's important to implement policies that help protect kids.