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

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, the article explained.

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.