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Iceland reports the presence of mosquitoes as climate warms

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121 points sans_souse | 1 comments | 22 Oct 25 22:15 UTC | HN request time: 0.348s | source
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slipperybeluga ◴[22 Oct 25 23:18 UTC] No.45676375[source]▶
This garbage article is a great example of why NPR taxpayer funding should never be restored. Ridiculous, unsubstantiated claim here. No evidence whatsoever of any link to climate change is presented. These mosquitoes came via ship and are thus like any other invasive species. Mosquitoes flourish in Siberia, Greenland, Canada, and the northernmost parts of Alaska, all places hundreds of miles north of the Arctic circle.
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1. lukas099 ◴[22 Oct 25 23:42 UTC] No.45676558[source]▶
There’s probably been a constant flow of mosquitoes to Iceland via trade for decades, but they weren’t able to establish before. You’re right though, the article could have done better showing the link.