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    There’s nothing that links the two. The second article even says it’s probably from rising temperatures

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆OPM
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      Rising temperatures are more likely a complimentary as opposed to a contradictory factor. It’s entirely plausible that our of near a billion mosquitoes that were released there would be genetic variation which would allow them to reproduce. As we’ve learned with covid, it’s very hard to predict how these things evolve.

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        If there’s one thing the COVID pandemic taught us, it’s that people are no longer afraid to be dumb in public.