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
- Soggy conditions return to the Northeast - Accu Weather
- Seattle weather: The worst Northwest wildfire season in decades - Fox 13
- Hurricane John strikes Mexico’s southern Pacific coast with ‘life-threatening’ flood potential - AP
- Experts predicted more hurricanes in the Caribbean this summer – where are the ‘missing’ storms? - The Conversation
- Stronger Sea Surface Cooling Produced by Hurricanes along the U.S. Southeast Coast - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- First-ever interagency sea level rise website is live - NOAA
- ‘We are not testing enough’: new US bird flu cases stoke fears over poor response - Guardian
Operational Resilience
- Register Today to ShakeOut on Oct. 17 - FEMA
- Planning for Impacts of Floods and Clouds on Power - Brookhaven National Laboratory
- Who’s to blame when climate change turns the lights off? - The Conversation
- Water, Water Everywhere…And Upgrades Are Rampant - Water Online
- Biden-Harris Administration Announces Funding to Enhance Resilience of Critical Infrastructure, Protect Against Extreme Weather Events - FEMA
- COLUMN: Enhancing Resilience Through Emerging Trends in Preparedness - Homeland Security Today
- Three Mile Island nuclear plant to reopen, sell power to Microsoft - CBS News
- FBI finds violent crime declined in 2023. Here’s what to know about the report - AP
Extremism/Terrorism
- Philly teen hoped to make bombs for terror group, planned LGBTQ parade attack, officials say - NBC Philadelphia
- Tajik migrants with suspected ISIS ties planned to attack a LGBTQ spot in Philadelphia: sources - New York Post
- Alaska Man Arrested for Threatening U.S. Supreme Court Justices, Their Family Members - DOJ
- Texas Man Arrested and Charged with Making Threats to Kill Nashville District Attorney Glenn Funk - DOJ
- 4 ISIS leaders killed in raid that left 7 US service members injured - ABC News
