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
- Severe storms, tornado threat to stretch across a dozen states through Easter - AccuWeather
- Life-threatening flash floods threaten Arkansas, Missouri on Easter weekend - AccuWeather
- Communities in central US remain inundated with floodwaters days after deadly storms - USA Today
- Cyclone Errol Shows 'Some Signs of Weakening' as 'Intense Storm' Swirls Off Western Australia- Storyful
- Tornado outbreaks dramatically accelerate 2025 season; one state stands out - AccuWeather
- Where drought conditions have plagued U.S. — and why it’s been so dry - Washington Post
- Two key ingredients cause extreme storms with destructive flooding – why these downpours are happening more often - Conversation
- Assessing the Global Climate in March 2025 - NOAA
- World’s largest study reveals the long-term health impacts of flooding - Smart Water Magazine
- CDC says measles cases are most likely underreported as outbreak swells in Texas - NBC News
Operational Resilience
- Empowering Employees to Report Concerns for Proactive Active Assailant Intervention - Security Management Magazine
- Time is the Critical Element in Active Assailant Preparation - Security Management Magazine
- Study classifies floodplains as an innovative approach to flood mitigation - Smart Water Magazine
- From Symptoms To Solutions: Measuring What Matters To Transform Reservoir Risk Management - Water Online
- Store, harvest, fix: How Texas can save its water supply - Texas Tribune
- Building Societal Resilience Through Wargaming - RAND
- New report looks at importance of wastewater recycling to mitigate water demands on Colorado River - Smart Water Magazine
- US energy infrastructure gets a D+ from American Society of Civil Engineers - Utility Dive
- NERC proposes cold weather reliability standard - Utility Dive
- Northern Michigan sheriff condemns death threats against utility workers - NBC 8 (Grand Rapids, MI)
Extremism/Terrorism
- Nevada Resident Arrested And Charged In Connection With Violent Tesla Arson In Las Vegas - DOJ
- Federal jury finds alleged Redwood Falls neo-Nazi guilty of gun possession, marijuana trafficking - Minnesota Tribune
- Pennsylvania Man Charged with Making Threats to Assault and Murder President Donald J. Trump, Other U.S. Officials, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agents - DOJ
- ISIS Supporter Sentenced to Over 19 Years in Prison for Recruiting for ISIS, Obstruction, and Attempting to Flee Justice - DOJ
- Extremist Content Online: Neo-Nazi Accelerationist Group The Base Calls for Attacks on Ukrainian Government Personnel; ISIS-K-Linked Media Group Claims Monero Support Can Purchase Weapons - Counter Extremism Project
- Automated Recruitment: Artificial Intelligence, ISKP, and Extremist Radicalisation - Global Network on Extremism and Technology