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
- Winter storms to rage on across the nation early next week - AccuWeather
- Storms flood neighborhoods with a wintry mix and drop ‘thunder ice’ in several states - AP
- Storm threatens significant ice accumulations in several mid-Atlantic states, forecasters say - AP
- Freezing rain will fall in 15 states. Here are the cities that will get icy - Washington Post
- Rains hit SoCal for much of this week. Why it’s probably not a fire killer - Los Angeles Times
- The US is freezing and La Nina usually eases warming. Earth just set another heat record anyway - AP
- U.S. climate outlook for February 2025 - NOAA
- Historic January 2025 snowstorm in the Southern U.S..- NOAA
Operational Resilience
- Learning from Crises to Build Urban Water Security - RAND
- Drought can hit almost anywhere: How 5 cities that nearly ran dry got water use under control - Conversation
- Extreme demand took down LA’s water system during the Palisades Fire. Here’s how other U.S. cities can prepare - CNBC
- Arson suspect chased down by residents after allegedly sparking fire near Chatsworth Reservoir - Los Angeles Times
- Disaster evacuations can take much longer than people expect − computer simulations could help save lives and avoid chaos - Conversation
- New research will help water utilities evaluate use of algaecides - Smart Water Magazine
- Water is the other US-Mexico border crisis, and the supply crunch is getting worse - Conversation
- In times of crisis, states have few tools to fight misinformation - Stateline
- San Francisco’s $121 million biogas project will transform wastewater into renewable energy - Smart Water Magazine
- 2025 US power sector outlook - Utility Dive
- Pumped hydro systems could help solve the challenge of renewable energy storage - Yale Climate Connections
Extremism/Terrorism
- Neo-Nazi leader found guilty of plotting attack on Maryland power grid - CBS News
- Australia hits right-wing online network 'Terrorgram' with sanctions - Reuters
- New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Material Support to Al Shabaab - DOJ
- Police seek ‘sovereign citizen’ after traffic stop with shots fired Thursday in west Tulsa - Tulsa World
- The New Orleans Attack: The Technology Behind IS-Inspired Plots - Global Network on Extremism and Technology
- Extremist Content Online: Nashville School Shooter’s Manifesto Spread on Several Platforms, Including White Supremacist Telegram Channels - Counter Extremism Project
