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
- El Nino to bolster flood risk in South into February - Accu Weather
- Monster Pacific storm to 'firehose' California with rain, flooding and wind - Accu Weather
- Evacuations underway in northeast Illinois after ice jam break on river causes significant flooding - AP
- Ice storms, January downpours, heavy snow, no snow: Diagnosing ‘warming winter syndrome’ - The Conversation
- New tool predicts flood risk from hurricanes in a warming climate - MIT
- The world is already experiencing record heat — in January - The Washington Post
- New research provides a clearer picture of severe hydro hazards - Smart Water Magazine
Operational Resilience
- Illinois city under boil water advisory after state of emergency declared due to flooding - ABC News
- Researchers unlock energy-efficient solution to global water crisis - NYU Tandon School of Engineering
- UK survey: people prepared to pay more to increase the role of nature in tackling water challenges - Smart Water Magazine
- Weathering the Unknown: Inside Grant County Emergency Management - Domestic Preparedness
- Nevada high court ruling upholds state authority to make key groundwater decisions - AP
- America’s aging grid threatens national security. Here are some steps to fix it. - Utility Dive
- Creating the self-healing grid of the future - Sandia National Lab
- Wastewater To Biogas: From Trash To Treasure - Water Online
Extremism/Terrorism
- NYC brothers were stockpiling an arsenal of bombs and ghost guns with a hit list, indictment says - AP
- Istanbul church attack: Gunmen kill one person during Sunday morning mass - BBC
- Student suspected of planning jihadist attack detained in Spain - Reuters
- Iranian Assassin Recruited Hells Angel Members to Murder Defectors in U.S., Feds Say - Daily Beast
- Protest Convoy Headed to Southern Border Is Calling Itself an ‘Army of God’ - Vice News