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
- Fast-moving, midweek storm targets northern US with snow, ice and rain - AccuWeather
- South Dakota's First February Tornado On Record Was One Week After Arctic Cold Outbreak - Weather Channel
- Why so much snow has fallen in the Great Lakes region this season - Washington Post
- Three tropical cyclones are swirling in the South Pacific - AP
- California faces worsening drought despite recent heavy rainstorms - Guardian
- Avalanches in western US claim more lives in recent weeks including a weekend death in Colorado - AP
- Increasing wildfire area burned amid a fire deficit in North American forests - NOAA
- This cold air? It’s probably not the polar vortex - NOAA
- There’s an outbreak of melioidosis in north Queensland. Here’s what to know about this deadly ‘mud bug’ - Conversation
- As measles cases mount in the US, what’s the situation worldwide? - AP
Operational Resilience
- Labor shortage could threaten Texas water supply - Axios
- More than 13,000 gallons of wastewater spilled in Kinston after storm - WNCT
- What Maui’s slow recovery means for L.A. — and the rest of the U.S. - Washington Post
- Detroit Streets Lined With Frozen Cars After Major Water Main Break - Water Online
- Reclamation and DWR announce increased water supply allocations for California in 2025 - Smart Water Magazine
- Researchers use open-access data to study climate change effects in 24,000 US lakes - Smart Water Magazine
- Water-As-A-Fuel: A Solution For Clean Energy? - Water Online
- A Culture-Based Approach to Managing Energy - Treatment Plant Operator Magazine
- Sweden investigates suspected sabotage of Baltic Sea telecoms cable - CNN
- Subsea fibre optic cable deliberately cut for the 2nd time between N.S. and N.L.- CBC
Extremism/Terrorism
- Tajik National Arrested in Brooklyn for Conspiring to Provide Material Support to ISIS - DOJ
- Terror designation might prompt cartels to target Americans, expert says - Border Report
- Neo-Nazi group plots rebuild as Trump’s FBI chief takes helm, audio reveals - Guardian
- Predictions For REMVE Extremism In 2025: Emerging Technology And Shifting Discourse Present New And Evolving Threats - Middle East Media Research Institute
- 1 dead, several wounded in 'Islamist' knife attack in France - VOA
- Syrian suspect in Berlin Holocaust Memorial stabbing wanted to kill Jews, investigators say - AP
- Analysis: From Afghanistan to America: the rising reach of the Islamic State Khorasan Province - Long War Journal
- Islamic State Somalia Remains a Potent Threat in the Horn of Africa and Beyond - Soufan Center
