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Amy Williams

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Auckland, New Zealand
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Journalist and writer; married to an urban lumberjack
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What's with all the buzz? Why mosquito season has been turbocharged

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By Amy Williams Verified
| Naples Daily News Verified
July 15, 2026, 3:45 p.m. ET A delayed rainy season in Southwest Florida has caused an increase in mosquito populations. Salt marsh mosquitoes, known for being aggressive daytime biters, are lingering longer than usual. It's not your imagination. Mosquitoes are really bugging Southwest Florida right now. In some places, like rural Alva in Lee County and Collier’s Golden Gate Estates, the swarms can be almost cinematic, as humans try to dodge humming clouds of hungry insects.
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Homeless mental health patients still being kept in hospital for too long Original

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By Amy Williams Verified
| Radio New Zealand (RNZ) Verified
Social workers helping the homeless in Auckland are concerned some mental health patients are still being kept longer than needed in hospital because housing is hard to find. Health New Zealand said people treated in mental health units without a place to go were not discharged to the street but it could take days or weeks to arrange accommodation for them, however it has no available data on this.
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Algae toxins in Cape Coral lake: Health officials warn about contact

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By Amy Williams Verified
| Fort Myers News-Press Verified
Health officials are warning about blue-green algae found near Carousel Lake's south shore in Cape Coral. A July 8 sample showed harmful algal toxins in the lake's water.The Florida Department of Health in Lee County said in a release. The roughly triangular lake is off Kismet Parkway in the north Cape.
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