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

• Developing 'bomb cyclone' with atmospheric river to blast eastern US - AccuWeather
• Mandatory evacuations issued in parts of Southern California as wildfires spread near Malibu - ABC News
• Thousands without power as Santa Ana winds bring increased fire risk for Southern California - AP
• In California’s ‘earthquake country,’ a 7.0 temblor prompts confusion and a tsunami warning - AP
• Quake prompts brief tsunami warning on the West Coast. Here’s what to know about tsunamis - AP
• Since 2000, the intensity and size of Western U.S. droughts have been dominated by heat, not lack of precipitation - NOAA
• Why a two-year surge in global warmth is worrying scientists - Washington Post
• Key mechanisms behind extreme weather patterns - NOAA

Operational Resilience

• Copycat, Contagion, and the Robin Hood Effect as Risk Enhancers in Targeted Violence - Security Management Magazine
• Possible drones in New Jersey spotted over critical infrastructure, police chief says - CBS News
• Protecting Critical Infrastructure from Weaponized Drones - Domestic Preparedness
• New overview paper of optimization models for water management - Smart Water Magazine
• Californians pay billions for power companies’ wildfire prevention efforts. Are they cost-effective - AP
• Trenton Water Works employee falsifies reports for over a year, utility says - WaterWorld Magazine
• ‘Would you survive 72 hours?’ Germany and the Nordic countries prepare citizens for possible war - Guardian
• Five-year US load growth forecast surges 456%, to 128 GW: Grid Strategies - Utility Dive
• This seaside town will power thousands of homes with waves - Washington Post

Extremism/Terrorism

• Extremists on Telegram Pose as Fight Clubs, Raising Alarms in US - Bloomberg
• Young people involved in one-fifth of Australian terrorism cases, intelligence chief says - Reuters
• Terror attack on Bavarian Christmas market foiled by police - Politico
• U.S. airstrikes in Syria meant to prevent Islamic State from taking power in leadership void - PBS
• COLUMN: HTS and the Strategic Shift in Syria: Understanding the New Jihadist Threat - Homeland Security Today