It’s time to add rat infestations to the long list of issues that may be made worse by climate change.

The city only tracks rat sightings above ground, and like Transit, relies on self-reported data. Just about 1,000 311 calls were made in January for vermin reports — most of which came out of Brooklyn ...

Using data from public rat sightings and inspections between 2007 and 2024, researchers examined 16 cities around the world ...

New York City is getting rattier, thanks to climate change. That’s a takeaway from a new study, which found cities that ...

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 ...

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

Contaminated seafood and longer days aren’t the only consequences of climate change that people should be aware of. Many species, including bees and polar bears, face hardships due to global warming.

The study did not count rats directly; instead, it analyzed rat sighting complaints submitted by city residents.

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

More rats: that’s the latest indignity that climate change is dumping on major cities around the world, including in Canada’s ...

“This paper is by far the largest data-driven effort to understand ... people up for what it calls an elite squad of rat fighters, named ” NYC rat pack.” It’s an uphill battle.