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
- Northeast faces 1st heat wave of 2024 after severe storms - Accu Weather
- Wicked 90-plus-mph destructive winds expected to pummel Midwest on Thursday - Fox Weather
- Destructive flooding is swamping South Florida streets and homes. The threat still isn’t over - CNN
- Rainfall deluge shutting down Miami and Ft. Lauderdale. Trains, bus and planes halted - Miami Herald
- Anatomy of a Flood - Washington Post
- ‘Tornado alley’ has been expanding over the past 50 years, new study finds - Accu Weather
- Why this summer might bring the wildest weather yet - Grist
- May 2024 wrapped up a stormy, destructive spring for the U.S. - NOAA
- Billion-dollar weather disasters are soaring again this year. Here’s why. - Washington Post
- NASA Analysis Confirms a Year of Monthly Temperature Records - NASA
- No one wants another pandemic—but bird flu has already flown the coop - Fortune
Operational Resilience
- Be #SummerReady: Learn How to Stay Safe and Cool - FEMA
- Team presents sea-level rise adaptations to elevate infrastructure and utilities - Smart Water Magazine
- Train derailment causes synthetic rubber to leak into southeast Nebraska creek - KOLN
- A Section of Critical Highway Collapsed in Wyoming. Could It Happen Anywhere? - Northeastern University
- Key Bridge Collapse: Unity Of Effort - Domestic Preparedness
- Climate change projected to warm shallow groundwater by up to 3.5°C by 2099 - Smart Water Magazine
- Biden-Harris Administration announces $700M for Colorado River Basin Water Conservation - Smart Water Magazine
- Innovating Wastewater Treatment: Harnessing AI For Energy Efficiency And Enhanced Performance - Water Online
- Operations of the hotly contested East Coast natural gas pipeline can begin, regulators say - AP
- Lab program offers free expertise to Idaho Falls Power - Idaho National Laboratory
- The Aging U.S. Power Grid Is About to Get a Jolt - Wall Street Journal
- As Solar Power Surges, U.S. Wind Is in Trouble - New York Times
- Violent crime is down and the US murder rate is plunging, FBI statistics show - CNN
Extremism/Terrorism
- Cops bust heavily armed NYC man who expressed jihadist views, was planning something ‘very bad’: sources - New York Post
- Jury Convicts Kentucky Man of Multiple Terrorism Charges - DOJ
- Houstonian convicted for sending death threats to U.S. senator - DOJ
- 1 arrested after FBI, other agencies respond to bomb threat at Anchorage federal building - Anchorage Daily News
- Rockville student receives indictment for alleged manifesto with school shooting plan - WJLA
- Islamists planned attack on liberal mosque in Berlin - Wire News Fax
- Extremist Content Online: Extreme Right Telegram Channels Promote Homophobia, Transphobia, And Violence In Response To LGBTQ Pride Month - Counter Extremism Project
