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
- Record-breaking US heat wave scorches the Midwest as New York activates the National Guard - AP
- Strengthening tropical rainstorm to bring intense rain, flooding to Gulf Coast - Accu Weather
- The first tropical threat of hurricane season will likely form in the Gulf of Mexico. It’s not alone. Here’s what to expect - CNN
- More days of severe weather, flooding downpours ahead for storm-weary central US - Accu Weather
- Firefighters gain ground against Southern California wildfire but face dry, windy weather - AP
- New Mexico village evacuates as 2 fires converge on it ‘like a pair of tongs’ - CNN
- How hot? A city-by-city forecast for the prolonged heat wave this week. - Washington Post
- Severe, chaotic weather around US with high temperatures in Southwest and Midwest, snow in Rockies - AP
- Major shift in global climate patterns is unfolding now, federal forecasters say - USA Today
- May 2024 was Earth’s warmest May on record - NOAA
Operational Resilience
- NASA Announces New System to Aid Disaster Response - NASA
- New algorithm tracks Texas daily reservoir evaporation rates - Smart Water Magazine
- If you can’t stay indoors during this US heat wave, here are a few ideas - AP
- A Critical Imperative for Natural Hazards - Domestic Preparedness
- COLUMN: The Private Sector Is More Than A Stakeholder - Homeland Security Today
- Bill for `forever chemicals’ manufacturers to pay North Carolina water systems advances - AP
- For shrinking Mississippi River towns, frequent floods worsen fortunes - AP
- Forward-thinking investments and increased power grid flexibility can prevent wildfires - Utility Dive
- Building energy around changing climate - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- A water war is looming between Mexico and the US. Neither side will win - CNN
Extremism/Terrorism
- Minnesota Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Providing Material Support to ISIS - DOJ
- Man charged with selling guns from prison had contact with Buffalo mass shooter - ABC News
- Arrest made in UC Berkeley police vehicle firebombing, three other arson attacks - San Jose Mercury News
- US designates Nordic neo-Nazi group as terrorists - CNN
- Swatting: A Fictitious Threat Generating Real-World Hazards - Global Network on Extremism and Technology
- The Coming AI and Extremism Threat - GW Program on Extremism
