For the first time ever, Iceland, a country once known as one of the few places in the world without mosquitoes, has reported finding the insect on its land. Experts say this discovery is a direct result of climate change, which is making it easier for animals that prefer warmer weather to survive in the Arctic.

Iceland was long believed to be completely mosquito-free, even though it has many ponds and marshes where mosquitoes could live. Scientists had predicted that one day, as the country warmed, mosquitoes would eventually arrive, and that time has now come.

Iceland is heating up about four times faster than the rest of the Northern Hemisphere. The effects are already visible, with melting glaciers and southern fish, such as mackerel, now appearing in Icelandic waters. The warmer wea

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