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

• Blizzard exits through Midwest after deadly storm leads to dangerously icy travel - Fox Weather
• Wild weather leaves at least 10 dead in Australian states of Queensland and Victoria, officials say - AP
• Satellite analysis of rivers could provide improved flood warnings - Smart Water Magazine

Operational Resilience

• When disaster strikes, emergency responders can’t respond to every call. Communities must be helped to help themselves - The Conversation
• The time to build a disaster kit is now - Yale Climate Connections
• Don’t Be Frozen Out of Preparedness, Be #WinterReady - FEMA
• UAE's breakthroughs in rain enhancement science - Smart Water Magazine
• 6 Reasons Modern Water Treatment Relies On Smart Sensors - Water Online
• Popular Ice Control Products Used at Airports Can Increase Phosphorus in Nearby Waterways - USGS
• Electric-gas coordination, planning vital to grid recovery after blackouts: FERC-NERC report - Utility Dive
• Rules aimed at long-contaminated groundwater drive California farmers and residents to court - AP

Extremism/Terrorism

• Connecticut Man Sentenced to 144 Months in Prison for Attempting to Travel to Fight for ISIS - DOJ
• Brothers Sentenced to More Than 35 Years Combined for Manufacturing and Distributing Machineguns Intended for ISIS - DOJ
• Police detain man in relation to Cologne Cathedral threats - Reuters
• Man Jailed for Terrorism Offence After Attempting Hostile Reconnaissance in West London - Homeland Security Today