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.
'Perfect Rat Storm': Urban Rat Populations Increased Up to 390% in Past Decade Due to Climate Change, Study Finds
Urban rat populations have surged dramatically in recent years, with some cities experiencing increases of nearly 400%, according to a new study.
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.
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,
Another unwelcome consequence of climate change: an explosion of urban rats
Global warming is worsening droughts, making sea levels rise, and fueling deadly storms. Now scientists have a new problem to add to that list: Climate change is helping rat populations thrive in U.S.
Climate Change Is Helping Fuel an Urban Rat Boom
And a study published this week in the journal Science Advances suggests that as the climate warms, rat populations are increasing, too. Milder winters across the Northern Hemisphere are helping rats thrive in ever denser metropolitan areas.
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! Climate change is helping increase their populations in cities
Winters are getting warmer and shorter as the climate changes. That's helping rat populations grow in several U.S. cities.
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Bucking federal moves, San Francisco State focuses requirement on climate change
Autumn Thoyre, a co-director of San Francisco State’s Climate HQ, which advocated for the university to incorporate climate ...
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Researchers make alarming prediction about the San Francisco Bay: 'Would become annual events'
"The situation can become even more severe." Researchers make alarming prediction about the San Francisco Bay: 'Would become ...
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San Francisco State to Require Climate Justice Coursework
Although numerous other colleges and universities across the nation require climate change–focused coursework, SF State officials said in a news release that its focus on climate justice, or “the ...
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SF State Will Be 1st to Require Climate Justice Course for All Students
San Francisco State University will be the first major public university in the United States to require students to complete ...
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SFSU to require students to take courses covering climate justice
San Francisco State University is swapping in an Environmental Sustainability and Climate Action graduation requirement to ...
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Mark Bennett: Terre Haute native, fellow California mayors gather amid fire concerns
The 67-year-old mother of three adult daughters, who grew up in Terre Haute, serves as mayor of Corte Madera, California.
Study says climate change made conditions that fed California wildfires more likely, more intense
WASHINGTON (AP) — Human-caused climate change increased the likelihood and intensity of the hot, dry and windy conditions ...
What Companies at Davos are Saying About Climate and Trump
I’ll be the first to acknowledge the counter arguments. There are areas where the Trump presidency is bound to slow things ...
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Port plan to improve SF flood resilience on track to head to Congress next year
San Francisco officials expect to put a plan aimed at improving flood resilience along the shoreline before Congress next year, with pre-construction, engineering and design taking place over the ...
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Walters: California’s carbon crusade faces resistance due to its real world impact
In concept, the public supports battery-powered cars, windmills, and solar farms to shrink California's carbon footprint. But some also see a downside.