(TLP:CLEAR) Supplemental General Security & Resilience Highlights – March 5, 2026

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

• Central US braces for days of severe weather, tornado threats; outbreak risk next week – AccuWeather
• Significant icing, plowable snow possible in parts of Massachusetts Thursday night into Friday, weather maps show – CBS News
• The sea is higher than we thought and millions more are at risk, study finds – AP
• NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center debuts revamp to severe weather outlooks this season – Fox Weather
• Extreme weather is transforming the world’s rivers. We need new ways to protect them – Conversation

Operational Resilience

• Utilities lack tools to guard power grid from drone attacks – Utility Dive
• AI’s electricity boom is redrawing the U.S. water map – Smart Water Magazine
• The Skills Gap In Water Engineering: Why Technical Training Needs To Be A Priority – Water Online
• Fast-tracking water resilience: the UK’s planning revolution enables new reservoirs – Smart Water Magazine
• ‘Don’t leave late’ is the best advice for fires or floods. These terrifying videos show why – Conversation
• Toronto to replace 470,000 water meter transmission units after early failures – Smart Water Magazine

Extremism/Terrorism

• FBI investigating ‘potential nexus to terrorism’ in 6th Street shooting that left two dead, 14 injured | Shooter also killed – KVUE
• Syria confirms ‘mass escape’ from ISIS-linked camp – NBC News
• U.S. terrorism case against former Ont. student includes ‘classified’ national security material – CBC News
• Extremist Content Online: Online ISIS Supporters and Extreme Right Propagandists Respond to U.S. and Israeli War With Iran; Pro-ISIS Propaganda Groups Request Monero Donations; Main Youth Club Account Posts First Anniversary Activity Roundup – Counter Extremism Project
• US “Irregular” Militias are Recruiting on Major Social Media Platforms – Global Project Against Hate and Extremism