Climate Change

Climate change at work: Mosquitoes discovered in Iceland for the first time

This discovery highlights the impact of climate change on even the coldest ecosystems

DTE Staff

  • Mosquitoes have been found in Iceland for the first time, challenging the belief that the country was too cold for them.

  • This discovery follows an unusually warm spring, highlighting the impact of climate change on even the coldest ecosystems.

For the first time ever, mosquitoes have been discovered in Iceland — a country once thought to be too cold for them to survive. The sighting comes after record-breaking spring heat, raising serious questions about how climate change is reshaping even the coldest ecosystems on Earth.

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