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Mosquitoes have just been found in Iceland for the first time. It’s more alarming than it sounds
October 23, 2025/
Climate change is causing higher temperatures around the planet, but the Nordic country is warming three times faster than the global average.
Iceland has long been known as the only habitable place in the world free from mosquitoes. (Antarctica is also mosquito-free, but is not habitable to humans). The Nordic country has been spared from the insects in part because of its intense winters and oceanic climate—until now.
Mosquitoes have been found in Iceland for the first time this month, a sign of how our warming world is enabling the pesky and downright deadly insects to expand their range.
