If climate change is here to stay, then the rodents will come out to play.
A study released today suggests increasing temperatures are helping to drive a surge in city-dwelling rats.
Researchers at the University of Richmond led the study,publishedFriday in the journalScience Advances.
Rats can carry over 30 diseases potentially dangerous to humans.© BiZhaMox via Getty
The findings certainly make intuitive sense.
Like many small mammals, rats are less able to thrive in colder weather.
Its possible that climate change has had different effects on the rat populations within these areas.
And right now, the climate is on track to keep warming as well.
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