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

• Late-week storm set to bring wet snow to parts of northeastern US - AccuWeather
• Blizzard conditions hit the Midwest while wildfires and tornadoes threaten Central US - AP
• 100 tornadoes confirmed from weekend outbreak, including several EF4s - AccuWeather
• What to know about the deadly storm system that socked the US - AP
• As Oklahoma reels from deadly wildfires, authorities warn of fresh fire threat - AP
• Dust storms and strong winds rage across New Mexico as transit authorities close major highways - AP
• As mountain glaciers melt, risk of catastrophic flash floods rises for millions − World Day for Glaciers carries a reminder - Conversation
• NASA Analysis Shows Unexpected Amount of Sea Level Rise in 2024 - NASA
• U.S. climate summary for February 2025 - NOAA
• Measles outbreak could last a year, health official in Texas says - CNN

Operational Resilience

• Five Years Later: Security in a Post-COVID World - Security Management Magazine
• Improving risk estimates for extreme rain and snow - Smart Water Magazine
• First-of-its-kind AI tool can predict water quality across the U.S. - University of Vermont
• Achieving Efficiency Through State and Local Preparedness - White House
• Cost Analysis: Protecting the Grid and Electronics from an EMP - Domestic Preparedness
• How Can Water Utilities Transition To A 'One Water' Approach? 5 Practical Steps - Water Online
• Critics warn staff cuts at federal agencies overseeing US dams could put public safety at risk - AP
• Drinking water is getting saltier. How does that affect humans? - Smart Water Magazine
• Microgrids called a low-burden way to ensure backup power - Utility Dive
• Trump's Funding Freeze And The Fate Of The Colorado River - Water Online
• Ann Arbor’s sustainable energy utility aims to build the electric power grid of the future − alongside the old one - Conversation
• Unmanned Aircraft Systems Help Responders in Urban Environments - DHS S&T

Extremism/Terrorism

• New Jersey home of a prominent Bayer executive targeted in alleged arson, sources say - ABC 7 New York
• Russia behind arson attack on Ikea store in Lithuanian capital, says prosecutor - Guardian
• ISIS' chief of global operations killed in precision airstrike in Iraq: CENTCOM - ABC News
• Tesla vehicles hit with 'targeted attack' in Las Vegas, among other acts of vandalism - ABC News
• FBI investigating attacks targeting Tesla dealerships and cars - Axios
• Florida Attorney Sentenced to 102 Months for an Attempted Bombing Near the Chinese Embassy in Washington D.C. - DOJ
• The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram: Inside a Global Online Hate Network - ProPublica