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
- Fire near NYC water supply at Rondout and Ashokan reservoirs: NYC Water - New York (PIX11)
- New wildfires burn in US Northeast while bigger blazes rage out West - AP
- Tropical Storm Sara likely to form in Caribbean, may threaten Florida - AccuWeather
- Atmospheric River Hits US: Widespread Rain and Snow Until Thursday - Newsweek
- U.S. had its 2nd-warmest October on record - NOAA
- 2024 is on track to be hottest year on record as warming temporarily hits 1.5°C - WMO
- New Mexico governor declares emergency as western winter storm leaves thousands without power - AP
- Climate change parching the American West even without rainfall deficits - Smart Water Magazine
- October turned up the U.S. burners – and turned off the tap - Yale Climate Connections
- Solar Flares Cause 'Rolling' Radio Blackouts Across the Globe - Newsweek
Operational Resilience
- New Jersey will issue a drought warning after driest October ever and as wildfires rage - AP
- U.S.-Mexico water agreement might bring relief to parched South Texas - Texas Tribune
- Texas sued New Mexico over Rio Grande water. Now the states are fighting the federal government - Texas Tribune
- Maine dams face an uncertain future - AP
- Predictive Modeling For Water Main Condition Assessments: M77 Manual Guidance - Water Online
- US should add 35 GW of interregional power transfer capacity to boost energy adequacy: NERC - Utility Dive
- Iran has likely developed fentanyl-based chemical weapons - Business Insider
- Dutch tram set on fire in new Amsterdam unrest - DW News
- Does Putin's deadly reach extend to the U.S.? One Justice Department official fears it might - CBS News
Extremism/Terrorism
- Justice Department Announces Murder-For-Hire and Related Charges Against IRGC Asset and Two Local Operatives - DOJ
- Member Of Violent 764 Terror Network Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Sexually Exploiting A Child - DOJ
- Devices used in ballot box arsons had 'Free Gaza' markings, sources say - ABC News
- Terrorist groups embrace chance of weakened US hegemony under Trump - Guardian
- Countering Terrorism in a Period of Great Power Competition - Washington Institue for Near East Policy
