The following posts are useful for general awareness of current physical security threats, natural disaster resilience, preparedness resources, mitigation guidance, and other security-related news or updates. These resources have been curated by the WaterISAC analyst team as items of broad relevance and benefit that do not need supplemental analysis at this time.
Natural Hazards/Climate Change
- Meteorologists say this year’s warm winter provided key ingredient for Midwest killer tornadoes - AP
- Cyclone weakens to a tropical low while bringing rain and wind to Australia’s northern coast - AP
- Study suggests sinking land increases risk for thousands of coastal residents by 2050 - Smart Water Magazine
- UN weather agency issues ‘red alert’ on climate change after record heat, ice-melt increases in 2023 - AP
- How warm winters and low ice may impact the Great Lakes - Climate.gov
- Beyond the Eye of the Storm - Mapping Out a Comprehensive Research Agenda for the National Security Implications of Climate Change - RAND
Operational Resilience
- Testing The (Storm)Waters - Water Online
- New research to consolidate tools to manage salt contamination of freshwater supplies - Smart Water Magazine
- Phoenix ramps up water conservation efforts - ABC 15
- Now Is The Time To Embrace Water Reuse And Recycling - Water Online
- The Delta Conveyance Project: key for California's water security? - Smart Water Magazine
- Why Americans pay so much more than anyone else for weather disasters - Washington Post
- Slaying the Recovery Beast: Part II – The Lifecycle of a Disaster - Homeland Security Today
- Power when the sun doesn’t shine - With batteries based on iron and air, Form Energy leverages MIT research to incorporate renewables into the grid. - MIT News
- Across the US, batteries and green energies like wind and solar combine for major climate solution - AP
- Houthi attacks in Red Sea threaten internet infrastructure - DW News
- Vital Yet Vulnerable: Undersea Infrastructure Needs Better Protection - RAND
Extremism/Terrorism
- Man claiming to be Hezbollah bomb maker was stopped at southern border, official says - NBC News
- Man Sentenced for Sending Bomb Threat to Arizona State Election Official - DOJ
- 'The First Homegrown UK Terrorist' jailed for 13 years - Reuters
- The Fusing of Race and Religion in the Christchurch Terrorist Attacks - Irregular Warfare Initiative
