Large rat populations can have a damaging effect on cities. Researchers found that living with rats " impacts people and ...

Warmer winters, denser living conditions, less vegetation and limited rat control resources also contributed to the growth in ...

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

Of these, the variable most tightly tied to rat increase was change in average ambient temperature over time. “Cities need to be prepared for the potential for [climate] warming to exacerbate ...