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
- Flood Watches issued for millions in mid-Atlantic, Northeast due to excessive rainfall from coastal storm - Fox Weather
- Back-to-back storms to soak West Coast, trigger flash flood threat in Southern California - Fox Weather
- National Tsunami Awareness Week – March 24-30, 2024 - National Today
- Fighting every wildfire ensures the big fires are more extreme, and may harm forests’ ability to adapt to climate change - The Conversation
- Extreme Weather and Climate Hazard Impacts on Energy and Water Utilities - RAND
- These lakes are usually still frozen over. See how they look now. - Washington Post
- Puerto Rico declares dengue a public health emergency - University of Minnesota
Operational Resilience
- Key Bridge Collapse – Transportation Infrastructure and Global Supply Chain - Domestic Preparedness
- I’ve captained ships into tight ports like Baltimore, and this is how captains like me work with harbor pilots to avoid deadly collisions - The Conversation
- Misinformation runs rampant after Baltimore bridge collapse. - Axios
- Bridging the gap: Computer scientists develop model to enhance water data from satellites - Smart Water Magazine
- Groundbreaking On-Site Water Recycling System Now Online - Water Online
- Drought, heat and mismanagement make getting fresh water an increasingly tough task - AP
- Swarms of drones could save us from wildfires - Cosmos
- Strengthening the grid’s ‘backbone’ with hydropower - Argonne National Laboratory
- Allowing more juice to flow through power lines could hasten clean energy projects - Stateline
- Towards peace and prosperity: the water industry builds pathways to water security - Smart Water Magazine
Extremism/Terrorism
- Man charged in connection with Rockford, Illinois stabbing attack that left 4 dead, 7 injured - CBS News
- Man Sentenced for Sending Death Threats to Arizona State Election Official - DOJ
- DOJ warns of "new era" in targeting election officials as 20 charged over threats - Axios
- A Look at IS-Khorasan — Group Believed to Be Behind Moscow Attack - VOA
- COLUMN: ISIS-K’s Evolving Strategies Across the Region and the Enigma Surrounding its Assault in Russia - Homeland Security Today
- The Islamic State Five Years Later: Persistent Threats, U.S. Options - The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
- France raises terror alert after Moscow theater attack - Deutsche Welle
