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.
- Scorching heat stresses US power grids, prices soar - Reuters
- Heat wave puts over half of U.S. population under heat alerts - Axios
- Climate change leaves fingerprints on July heat waves around the globe, study says - AP News
- AccuWeather's 2023 US fall forecast - Accu Weather
- 6 days after fuel spill reported, most in Tennessee city still can’t drink the tap water - AP News
- Colorado River basin has lost water equal to lake mead due to climate change - Smart Water News
- States lose federal water funds as lawmakers redirect money to pet projects - The Washington Post
- Biden-Harris Administration announces up to $7 million through Investing in America agenda to improve weather predictions - NOAA
- DHS S&T Awards Funds to PNNL to Research the Future of Emergency Management - DHS
- Mexico steps up rain-making project amid intense heatwave and drought - The Guardian
- Power grid under threat from foreign adversaries, domestic extremists, warn experts - Defense One
- A Question of Notoriety: Should Media Withhold the Names of Extremist Killers? - Homeland Security Today
- Large rise in men referred to Prevent over women-hating incel ideology - The Guardian
- Fanboys or the Frontline?: How al-Shabaab’s Social Media Influencers are Controlling the Narrative - Global Network on Extremism and Technology