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
- Clipper storm to raise risk of dangerous snow squalls for motorists in Midwest, Northeast - Accu Weather
- Southern California wildfire prompts evacuation order for thousands as Santa Ana winds fuel flames - AP
- Have we turbo-charged heatwaves? - Yale Climate Connections
- Climate is increasing risk of high toxin concentrations in Northern U.S. lakes - Smart Water News
- How climate change is affecting the seasons - The Conversation
Operational Resilience
- Federal officials say plan for water cuts from 3 Western states is enough to protect Colorado River - AP
- Divergent States Working to Safeguard America’s Most Important River - VOA News
- A salty problem for people near the mouth of the Mississippi is a wakeup call for New Orleans - AP
- Supply chain sustainability: Teaming up with suppliers to protect people and the planet - Phillips
- Non-powered dams offer opportunity for clean energy - Idaho National Laboratory
- 5 ways HR leaders can help organizations mitigate insider risk - Security Magazine
Extremism/Terrorism
- Neo-Nazi domestic terrorists are targeting critical power stations with guns and explosives in co-ordinated attacks as they seek to destroy the American way of life, watchdog warns - Daily Mail
- Man kills himself instead of carrying out US amusement park shooting, police say - The Guardian
- Counter-terror chiefs on alert for Iranian activity in UK exploiting Gaza war - The Guardian