Mosquitoes reach Iceland for the first time as the Arctic heats up

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Apr 17, 2026, 10:20 am188 ptsTrendingTop
In what is possibly another sign of climate change, mosquitoes have landed in Iceland for the first time. For many years, the island was the only Arctic country that could claim to be mosquito-free. But that all changed in 2025, when three Culiseta annulata specimens were discovered in a garden in Kjós, just…

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