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Rats! More Rodents Are Infesting Cities

The Associated Press on MSN · 14h

Rats! More rodents are infesting cities as scientists say warmer temperatures mean more rat babies

A new study finds that rat infestation in many of the world’s cities appears to be soaring, especially in Washington.

Gizmodo · 11h

Rising Temperatures Are Turbocharging City Rat Populations, Scientists Warn

A new study of cities across the globe has found a link between climate change and larger increases in the urban rat population.

cbc.ca on MSN · 12h

More bad news for rat-infested cities: Climate change is making it worse

More rats: that’s the latest indignity that climate change is dumping on major cities around the world, including in Canada’s largest city, according to a new study from a group of global rodent and public health scientists.

Rats worldwide are enjoying perks of climate change

National Geographic news · 15h

Climate change is amazing—if you’re a rat

In the first study of its kind, scientists found a correlation between climate change and a rise in urban rat populations.

ABC · 12h

Rats worldwide are enjoying the perks of climate change

Climate change is contributing to a global rise in urban rat infestations, according to a new Science Advances study. As temperatures increase, rats are better able to thrive -- even in inclement weather that would typically deter the population's growth, the article explained.

The Washington Post on MSN · 15h

Why climate change may be making your city’s rat problem worse

Rising seas, intensifying droughts, worsening floods — these are well-known effects of climate change, the consequences of pumping too much heat-trapping pollution into the air. Now, we may be able to add another unexpected outcome of human-induced warming to that list: Rats.

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Does your city feel rattier than ever? Rat numbers are shooting up and scientists say they’ve figured out why

There’s a saying that in a big city you are never more than six feet away from a rat. It’s an urban myth but scientists are ...

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Rat populations in cities are booming as the planet warms up

Global warming is helping rats thrive in major cities around the world, with Washington DC seeing the fastest growth in rats ...

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‘The Masked Singer’ Plans ‘Shrek,’ ‘Ghostbusters’ and Rat Pack Tribute Nights for Season 13 (EXCLUSIVE)

Returing for Season 13, which bows Wednesday, Feb. 12 at 8 p.m. ET on Fox, are panelists Ken Jeong, Rita Ora, Robin Thicke ...

Toronto is finally beating New York at something: rat growth. A new study reveals a key factor behind the rodent boom

A warming climate is helping fuel the boom, and Toronto fares poorly in a study of 16 cities' rat populations.

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Rodents apparently gnaw through dense ‘rat-proof’ trash bins mandated by NYC

Rodents have apparently gnawed clear through the dense plastic of the Big Apple ‘s supposedly “rat proof” new trash bins — but the city said the results show the containers are largely keeping the ...

Daily Voice Cumberland County NJ on MSN13h

DC's Rat Infestation Growth Leads Nation Due To Climate Change: New Study Shows Why

Climate change is fueling a surge in rat populations across major US cities, with Washington, DC, seeing the worst increase over the past two decades, a new study said.The study published by Science ...