The study found that reported dog bites tend to increase on days with higher temperatures as well as days with higher UV or certain pollution levels. Then they cross-referenced the data with daily weather and pollution data in those cities. All in all, there were almost 70,000 recorded dog bites during the study period. Compared to days with lower UV—or low sunlight exposure—recorded dog bites went up by 11% on higher UV days. They also went up by 4% on higher temperature days, and by 3% on days with higher levels of ozone, a common pollutant.

Source: The Nation June 15, 2023 19:02 UTC