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
- Atmospheric river to trigger central US flooding that may become life-threatening, historic - AccuWeather
- Violent storms cut through the South and Midwest, spawning tornadoes and killing 6 - AP
- Northern Michigan — no stranger to wild weather — tries to cope with days of no power - AP
- Tornadoes came fast and furious in March. Will April also start with a bang? - USA Today
- This is what forecasters mean when they talk about a 100-year flood - AP
- Here’s where Americans are increasingly at risk for wildfires - Washington Post
- On the heels of a dry winter, firefighters around the US brace for wildfire risks - AP
- Torrential rains created devastating inland seas in outback Queensland. Soon, they will fill Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre - Conversation
- U.S. climate outlook for April 2025 - NOAA
- Winner or bust? Did La Niña shape North American precipitation this winter as expected? - NOAA
Operational Resilience
- Double Belts, Double Suspenders: How El Paso Is Implementing Direct Potable Reuse - Water Online
- Emergency management in the water sector: Engineering resilience - WaterWorld Magazine
- Adelaide Hills water crisis: a local problem is a global wake-up call - Conversation
- Copper prices surge to record high amid tariff anxiety - CNN
- Crisis Communications: Before, During, and After Disasters - Homeland Security Today
- Heathrow Power Outage Exposes Infrastructure Vulnerabilities - Homeland Security News Wire
- Microgrids called a low-burden way to ensure backup power - Utility Dive
- New World Economic Forum report charts path to global water resilience - Smart Water Magazine
- NASA Uses Advanced Radar to Track Groundwater in California - NASA
- Giving rivers room to move: how rethinking flood management can benefit people and nature - Conversation
Extremism/Terrorism
- Neo-Nazi terror propagandist ‘Dark Foreigner’ guilty on all counts - CBC
- Nevada Resident Arrested and Charged in Connection with Violent Tesla Arson in Las Vegas - DOJ
- Man who hates big pharmacies allegedly guns down Walgreens worker: Police - ABC News
- Fire at New Mexico GOP headquarters under investigation as arson - AP
- Terrorism Trends Fueled by Sahel Conflicts, Western Lone Actor Attacks - Security Management Magazine
- Hezbollah's Network on America's Southern Doorstep - RAND
