Iceland, long celebrated as one of the few mosquito-free places on Earth, has lost that distinction. Scientists have confirmed the presence of mosquitoes in the island nation for the first time, marking yet another visible consequence of a rapidly warming planet.
The discovery was made earlier this month by local insect enthusiast Bjrn Hjaltason, who stumbled upon what he first described as “a strange fly on a red wine ribbon” while observing moths in the glacial valley of Kjos, just northwest of Reykjavik.
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