Climate change is amazing—if you’re a rat
In the first study of its kind, scientists found a correlation between climate change and a rise in urban rat populations.
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'Perfect Rat Storm': Urban Rat Populations Increased Up to 390% in Past Decade Due to Climate Change, Study Finds
Urban rat populations have surged dramatically in recent years, with some cities experiencing increases of nearly 400%, ...
Another unwelcome consequence of climate change: an explosion of urban rats
Global warming is worsening droughts, making sea levels rise, and fueling deadly storms. Now scientists have a new problem to add to that list: Climate change is helping rat populations thrive in U.S.
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San Francisco State to Require Climate Justice Coursework
Although numerous other colleges and universities across the nation require climate change–focused coursework, SF State officials said in a news release that its focus on climate justice, or “the ...
Cold temperatures continue to grip San Francisco Bay Area
Continuing frigid temperatures greeted most San Francisco Bay Area residents Tuesday morning as another Freeze Warning was in ...
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Bucking federal moves, San Francisco State focuses requirement on climate change
Autumn Thoyre, a co-director of San Francisco State’s Climate HQ, which advocated for the university to incorporate climate ...
Here's how climate change is reshaping home insurance costs in California — and the rest of the U.S.
Even for homeowners outside of California, worsening extreme weather means higher insurance rates. In part because of ...
San Francisco's Weather Hasn't Been What Forecasts Would Expect
The city's extended dry spell comes on the heels of significant rain events in late 2024, which had temporarily alleviated drought concerns. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, state reservoirs ...
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SF State Will Be 1st to Require Climate Justice Course for All Students
San Francisco State University will be the first major public university in the United States to require students to complete ...
Major Storm Systems To Bring Rain, Snow To West; Seattle And Portland Could Get First Snows
A much wetter stretch is ahead from California to Washington as multiple systems crash into the Pacific Coast. Here’s how ...
Even before the LA fires, Californians fled for 'climate havens'
The Great Lakes water supply lured Jamie Beck Alexander and her family to Duluth. Alarmed by three consecutive, destructive wildfire seasons in California, Ms Alexander, her husband and two young ...