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
- Drenching, severe storms to rumble over central US - Accu Weather
- Debby’s aftermath leaves thousands in the dark; threatens more flooding in the Carolinas - AP
- Aerial images from #Debby damage assessment now available online - NOAA
- Colorado wildfire that destroyed 27 homes was human-caused, officials say - ABC News
- Record-breaking wildfires scorch more than 1.4 million acres in Oregon, authorities say - AP
- Wildfires can create their own weather, including tornado-like fire whirls − an atmospheric scientist explains how - The Conversation
- 4.4 magnitude earthquake rattles Los Angeles and beyond - KTLA
- New storm is headed for the Caribbean: What meteorologists look for in early signs of a future hurricane - The Conversation
- July ends 13-month streak of global heat records as El Nino ebbs, but experts warn against relief - AP
- Earth just had its warmest July on record - NOAA
Operational Resilience
- ‘Current’ Events: NASA and USGS Find a New Way to Measure River Flows - NASA
- Uneven consequences of global climate mitigation pathways on regional water quality in the 21st century - NOAA
- California’s Office of Administrative Law approves direct potable reuse regulations - Smart Water Magazine
- To Restrict Or Reuse? New Mexico's Produced Water Conundrum - Water Online
- Stuck bridges, buckling roads − extreme heat is wreaking havoc on America’s aging infrastructure - The Conversation
- Climate Cash Pivots to New Reality of a Hotter, Wetter Planet - Funding for climate adaptation is surging as mitigation efforts fall short - Wall Street Journal
- Federal infrastructure funding is fueling a push to remove dams and restore river habitat - AP
- The Role Of Big Data In Water Resource Management: Predicting And Preventing Crises - Water Online
- How the Secret Service determines a suspicious person from a threat: ANALYSIS - ABC News
- Mitigating Disasters Through Collective Resilience - Domestic Preparedness
- FBI and Maui Police Department Issue Update on Explosive Devices and Urge Public to Report Suspicious Activity - FBI
Extremism/Terrorism
- Why White Supremacists Are Trying to Attack Energy Grids - New York Times
- Olympic arson attacks highlight growing danger of low-tech terrorism on public transit systems - The Conversation
- Pakistani National with Ties to Iran Charged in Connection with Foiled Plot to Assassinate a Politician or U.S. Government Officials - DOJ
- Militant group Behind Enemy Lines on law enforcement radar after Chicago DNC incident - ABC 7 (Chicago)
- Active Clubs and white supremacy groups targeting young men a 'threat to social cohesion' in Australia - ABC News (Australia)
- Finnish neo-Nazi admins racist Telegram channel, shares arson tips with UK rioters - Yle News
- In Syria’s Hinterlands, the U.S. Wages a Hidden Campaign Against a Resurgent Islamic State - Wall Street Journal
