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Iceland reports the presence of mosquitoes as climate warms

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120 points sans_souse | 2 comments | 22 Oct 25 22:15 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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mjhay ◴[22 Oct 25 23:20 UTC] No.45676390[source]▶
I’m surprised they didn’t already have them. They’re a plague in central and northern Alaska due to the permafrost creating standing water.
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pineaux ◴[22 Oct 25 23:24 UTC] No.45676425[source]▶
this. i dont really believe it has to do with climate change. Is it a change in precipitation?
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1. zekrioca ◴[22 Oct 25 23:34 UTC] No.45676508[source]▶
"The institute noted that the mosquitoes were one of a number of new insect species discovered in Iceland in recent years."
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2. hammock ◴[23 Oct 25 02:49 UTC] No.45677669[source]▶
Increasing biodiversity