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
- Rain and severe weather risk return to the parched Midwest - AccuWeather
- America’s Flooding Problem - New York Times
- Record dry conditions spark wildfire fears across Northeast and mid-Atlantic - AccuWeather
- Climate set to warm by 3.1 C without greater action, UN report warns - Reuters
- Fire severity rising despite lower frequency in the Southwestern U.S. - NOAA
- Hurricane Milton: The Latest Climate-Related Threat to American Health - RAND
- Bird flu cases in people quietly tick up, with dozens reported across 6 states - NBC News
Operational Resilience
- Fire And Water: The Role Of Water Utilities In Facing Wildfire Threats - Water Online
- What Works? Culture-Informed Security Training Tips - Security Management Magazine
- Combining satellite methods provides drought detection from space - Smart Water Magazine
- North Carolina government calculates Hurricane Helene damages, needs at least $53B - AP
- Pioneering river restoration declared a success - Smart Water Magazine
- Growing Foreign Threats to National Security, Part 1: Challenges and Considerations - Domestic Preparedness
- PJM floats options for fast-track interconnection for shovel-ready projects - Utility Dive
- How a conspiracy-fueled group got a foothold in this hurricane-battered town - Washington Post
- A Different Kind of Disaster Response: Using Social Media Best Practices to Stem the Tide of Misinformation - RAND
- U.S. officials say Russia smeared Tim Walz, might stoke post-vote violence - Washington Post
Extremism/Terrorism
- ‘You are next’: online posts show Islamic State interest in attacks on US ahead of election - Guardian
- Teen arrested for plotting ISIS-inspired terror attack on Phoenix Pride parade - AZFamily
- Suburban Chicago Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Attempting To Support ISIS - DOJ
- Justice Department Announces Murder-For-Hire Charges Against Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Brigadier General and Former Intelligence Officer and Members of an Iranian Intelligence Network - DOJ
- Islamic State commander for Iraq killed, premier says - Reuters
