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
- NOAA Satellites Monitor Increased Storm Activity in the Atlantic and Pacific - NOAA
- What's next for Franklin and the Atlantic as the peak of hurricane season nears? - Accu Weather
- Flooding fills tunnels leading to Detroit airport, forces water rescues in Ohio and Las Vegas - AP
- Louisiana fights wildfires, as extreme heat and dry weather plague the state - AP
- Extreme Heat, Floods, Fire: Was Summer 2023 the New Normal? - The Wall Street Journal
- Scientists find new technique for predicting record-breaking heat waves - The Washington Post
Operational Resilience
- Rethinking tactics to fight wildfires and save lives - DW News
- Towns could save themselves from wildfire — if they knew about this money - Stateline
- Why Hilary didn’t cause more damage in California - The Washington Post
Extremism/Terrorism
- Arrests of Central Asian Jihadists in Germany and the Netherlands Reveals Persistent Islamic State Threat to Europe - The Jamestown Foundation
- Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s Drone Attacks Indicate a Strategic Shift - Lawfare
- White Jihad: The Jihadification of White Supremacy - Global Network on Extremism and Technology
