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
- Colossal winter storm to unleash snow, ice, severe weather from Plains to mid-Atlantic - AccuWeather
- Arctic blast tied to polar vortex puts U.S., Europe in deep freeze - Axios
- Four killed as tornadoes rip through southern US - BBC
- U.S. climate outlook for January 2025 - NOAA
- Predicting the chances of a polar vortex disruption this winter - NOAA
- Bird flu virus likely mutated within Louisiana patient who became severely ill, CDC says - PBS News
Operational Resilience
- 2024 State Experts Roundtable on Protecting Energy Infrastructure from Physical Attacks - National Governors Association
- NERC Urges Industry Action and Awareness Ahead of Forecast Period of Severe Winter Weather - NERC
- A Flock of Black Swans: Preparing for the Behavioral Consequences of a Polycrisis - Security Management Magazine
- Climate Change Could Overwhelm Our Sewers — Here's How Green Infrastructure Could Help - Water Online
- States struggle to streamline water funding amid federal infrastructure investment surge - Smart Water Magazine
- USDA invests $642 million to improve rural water infrastructure across 41 states - Smart Water Magazine
- How giant ‘batteries’ in the Earth could slash your electricity bills - Grist
- New York Resident Pleads Guilty to Operating Secret Police Station of the Chinese Government in Lower Manhattan - DOJ
Extremism/Terrorism
- New Orleans Terror Attack: An Overview of ISIS Support in America - National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology, and Education Center
- ISIS no longer rules a territory. But its recruits still pose a global threat - CNN
- FBI found 150 homemade bombs at Virginia home during search in December, prosecutors say - AP
- Indictment adds terrorism charge for man accused of deadly Las Vegas Strip stabbings - NBC Las Vegas
