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
- Severe weather, flooding downpours to break down late-summer heat in Northeast - Accu Weather
- Flood protection based on historical records is flawed – we need a risk model fit for climate change - The Conversation
Operational Resilience
- Order not to use tap water in West Virginia community enters fourth week after plant malfunction - AP
- Five Ways NAWI is Advancing Water Treatment and Desalination Technologies - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- New Emergency Notification Service Available for Active Shooter Events - Loss Prevention Magazine
- What is geospatial intelligence? A geographer explains the powerful melding of maps and data - The Conversation
- Texas Power Grid Declares Emergency - Newsweek
- How ERCOT is narrowly getting through an extreme summer — and how experts say it could do better - The Texas Tribune
- Wind energy proved critical during a winter storm in the Southeast - Yale Climate Connections
Extremism/Terrorism
- Austrian security officials say they’ve broken up a terror cell suspected of links to Islamic State - AP
- Extremist Content Online: Christchurch Manifesto Translated Into 41 Languages With Use Of Google Technology - Counter Extremism Project
- Beyond Terrorism: Understanding the Diverse Violent Outcomes of Conspiracy Beliefs - Global Network on Extremism and Technology
