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
- Canada storm with snow, Arctic blast to sweep across Midwest and Northeast - AccuWeather
- Get your snow smarts on: 9 forecast tools you can use - NOAA
- What is ‘lake-effect snow’? Warm air from large bodies of water is the key ingredient - AP
- Communities can now apply for financial, technical help planning for extreme heat - NOAA
- Wildfires used to just be a problem in the American West. Not anymore - Washington Post
- More logging is proposed to help curb wildfires in the US Pacific Northwest - AP
- Atlantic hurricane season comes to an end, leaving widespread damage in its wake - AP
- Atlantic hurricane seasons are expected to see bigger swings in activity - NOAA
- H5N1 Bird Flu Concerns Grow. Are COVID-19 Mistakes Being Repeated? - Forbes
Operational Resilience
- Two-way water transfers can ensure reliability, save money for urban and agricultural users during drought in Western U.S., new study shows - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Top NATO official calls on business leaders to prepare for 'wartime scenario' - Reuters
- AI can be used to predict river discharge and warn of potential flooding - Smart Water Magazine
- UK water industry launches world-first interactive storm overflows map - Smart Water Magazine
- Breaking Through to Better Communication During De-Escalation - Security Management Magazine
- Groundwater pumping is making California’s San Joaquin Valley sink about an inch per year: Study - The Hill
- Affordability, data center growth and more: 9 state utility regulators reveal their top challenges - Utility Dive
- How to Cut AI’s Appetite for Electricity and Water - Wall Street Journal
- DHL cargo plane crashes near airport in Lithuania’s capital Vilnius amid concern over alleged Russian sabotage - CBS News
- Undersea cable cuts in the Baltic Sea are stoking geopolitical tensions — here's what's going on - NBC Los Angeles
Extremism/Terrorism
- Three persons charged in Sweden with preparation of IS-linked terrorist crime - Reuters
- Youth arrested in Germany on suspicion of planning an attack with pipe bombs - ABC News
- Neo-Nazis Are on the March Across America - WIRED
- Fugitive on FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists list arrested in UK - CBS News
- COLUMN: The Strategic Fallout: How ISIS, Al-Qaeda, and Hezbollah Could Leverage the October 7 Hamas Terror Attacks - Homeland Security Today
- Top counterterrorism official warns of ISIS’ rapid rise in Africa - Politico
