Surge in rat numbers linked to climate warming, urbanization: Study

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Surge in rat numbers linked to climate warming, urbanization: Study

What’s new: Cities experiencing warmer temperatures, fewer green spaces and denser human populations are seeing a rise in rat numbers, a recent study shows. What the study says: Jonathan Richardson, a biology professor at the University of Richmond, U.S., and his colleagues wanted to check if anecdotal media claims about increasing urban rat (Rattus spp.) […]

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For the first time, a scientific study establishes a link between rising temperatures and the explosion of rat populations in urban areas.

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More and more cities are struggling with an increasing number of unpopular residents. Due to higher temperatures in urban centers, the number of rodents is increasing. Scientists explain that ever higher temperatures also mean more and more rat pups. The situation is similar in Slovenia, according to the Institute for Disinfection, Disinsection and Deratization.

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Rat populations spiking in cities due to warming temperatures, study finds

A new study has found that rat populations have spiked in cities with warming temperatures resulting from climate change. The lead author of that study, University of Richmond associate professor Jonathan Richardson, joined CBS News to discuss the rats. Source The post Rat populations spiking in cities due to warming temperatures, study finds appeared first on News Talk 94.1/AM 1600.