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Iceland’s warming rate is four times higher than the Northern Hemisphere average.

Regions previously inhospitable are becoming viable for mosquito survival.

Timely detection and proactive prevention are essential as climate and health systems evolve.

Although this particular mosquito does not carry disease, its presence highlights a broader trend: rising global temperatures are expanding mosquito habitats and altering vector dynamics worldwide.

Mosquitoes Arrive in Iceland — A Sign of Accelerating Change For the first time ever, mosquitoes have been identified in Iceland. Once considered too cold to sustain them, the country is now warming rapidly enough to host Culiseta annulata, a species adapted to colder climates.

🌍 More mangroves = less malaria 🦟
Greener mangroves = (slightly) more malaria?🌿
Mangrove conservation & mosquito control must go together.
#Malaria hashtag#Mangroves hashtag#Biodiversity
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