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
- Tropical rainstorm to bring a foot of rain along I-10 in southeast US - Accu Weather
- ‘Dangerously hot’ weather roasts US west as brutal summer continues - Guardian
- Phoenix weathers 100 days of 100-plus degree temps as heat scorches western US - AP
- The tropical Atlantic is strangely silent. Will hurricane season wake up? - Washington Post
- Crews slow progress of Sierra wildfire, but evacuations orders remain - AP
- 22 Ohio counties declared natural disaster areas due to drought - AP
- West Virginia facing worst drought in at least two decades - NOAA
- In another brutally hot summer in the U.S., these six things stood out - Washington Post
- Forgotten epidemic: with over 280 million birds dead how is the avian flu outbreak evolving? - Guardian
Operational Resilience
- 3 Grants that Can Help Build Resilience in Your Community - FEMA
- UK set to enhance flood and drought alerts with advanced sensors and real-time monitoring - Smart Water Magazine
- New tool could advance hydropower plant cybersecurity through AI - Smart Water Magazine
- Efforts to modernize the Columbia River Treaty provide an opportunity to right the wrongs of the past - Conversation
- Researchers urge closing outdated water rule to aid Colorado River crisis - Smart Water Magazine
- New gels could protect buildings during wildfires - Stanford University
- To get off fossil fuels, America is going to need a lot more electricians - Grist
- Former High-Ranking New York State Government Employee Charged with Acting as an Undisclosed Agent of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party - DOJ
- With charges and sanctions, US takes aim at Russian disinformation ahead of November election - AP
Extremism/Terrorism
- Islamic State remains a potent threat five years after its military defeat - Conversation
- Ohio man who was part of ‘boogaloo’ movement sentenced to prison over threats to police - NBC News
- Former University of Chicago student charged with concealing bomb-making in dorm room - ABC 7 Chicago
- The Tennessee Star Releases ‘Manifesto’ Left by Transgender Covenant School Killer Audrey Hale - Tennessee Star
- Fomenting Civil War?: Disinformation Narratives after the Southport Attack - Global Network on Extremism and Technology
- Extremist Content Online: Active Clubs Celebrate “Frontier” Boxing and MMA Event, White Supremacist CashApp Fundraiser Removed, White Power Webstore Advertises on Telegram - Counter Extremism Project
