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
- Close to 60 million at risk of severe weather in southern US on Thursday - Accu Weather
- New storms pummel the South as a week of deadly weather marches on - AP
- 3 tornadoes confirmed in Michigan, 1 man killed in Tennessee as severe storms cross central US - AP
- Natural gas leak reported in hard-hit Oklahoma city as rescue crews face impassable roads - CNN
- Dozens rescued as tornado collapses Michigan FedEx depot - BBC
- Temperatures top 105 in Texas as early heat wave expands into Southeast - Washington Post
- How do scientists know how much climate change affects a hurricane, a heat wave, a drought, and more? - Yale Climate Connections
- Wildfire: Assessing and quantifying risk exposure and mitigation across western utilities - Stanford University
- In America’s Biggest Oil Field, the Ground Is Swelling and Buckling - Wall Street Journal
- Lake tsunamis pose significant threat under warming climate - Smart Water Magazine
- With H5N1 avian flu silently spreading in US cattle, wastewater testing could be key - University of Minnesota
Operational Resilience
- Holistic security design - Security Magazine
- CDC Asks States to Make Worker Protective Gear Available to Combat Bird Flu - Insurance Journal
- Improved AI process could better predict water supplies - Smart Water Magazine
- California reports the first increase in groundwater supplies in 4 years - AP
- Building Safety Month - International Code Council
- Does Asset Health Monitoring Have A Role In The Water Sector? - Water Online
- Drinking water safety called into question by 41% of U.S. water utility customers, study finds - Smart Water Magazine
- Design Guidance for Critical Hydro Systems - EE Power
- How artificial intelligence can transform US energy infrastructure - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- High-voltage power line through Mississippi River refuge approved by federal appeals court - AP
- Water security: multidimensional threats at a global scale - Smart Water Magazine
- Maersk Says Expanded Houthi Attacks Are Forcing More Delays - New York Times
Extremism/Terrorism
- US repatriates 11 citizens from notorious camp for relatives of Islamic State militants in Syria - AP
- Dozens of major terrorist groups operating from Afghanistan - Express Tribune
- Another German politician attacked as concerns rise over pre-European elections violence - Euronews
- Extremist Content Online: Main Telegram Channel For French Active Club Allegedly Making Money From Telegram Ads - Counter Extremism Project
