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
- Peak of Atlantic hurricane season: More tropical waves to watch heading into the end of August - ABC 13
- Derby Fire more than doubles in size again overnight amid evacuation orders for parts of Eagle Co. - Denver7
- Grand Canyon’s Dragon Bravo megafire shows the growing wildfire threat to water systems - Conversation
- Dangerous heat descends on California and the Southwest, raising wildfire risk - AP
- Record overnight warmth dominated the eastern U.S. in July and multiple regions across the country were impacted by flash flooding - NOAA
- Thunderstorm Straight-Line Winds - Climate Central
- Glacial lake flood hits Juneau, Alaska, reflecting a growing global risk as mountain glaciers melt - Conversation
- How surging summer humidity is making nights hotter - Washington Post
Operational Resilience
- The Web of Influence: How Online Culture is Reshaping How Security Practitioners Conduct Assessments - Security Management Magazine
- Tackling Online Radicalization and Extremism with Modern Threat Assessment Strategies - Security Management Magazine
- A Week Without Water: Main Break Creates Strife For 200,000 NJ Residents - Water Online
- EPA allocates over $409 million to North Carolina for disaster-ready drinking water systems - Smart Water Magazine
- AI-generated misinformation can create confusion and hinder responses during emergencies - Conversation
- UCLA researchers unveil AI-powered tool for near real-time, large-scale wildfire fuel mapping - UCLA
- Multidirectional flows of power and information are the grid’s future - Utility Dive
- Efficiency crucial for the water sector - Smart Water Magazine
- Spain arrests alleged arsonist linked to wildfire as second firefighter dies - Reuters
Extremism/Terrorism
- US military raid in Syria eliminates ISIS leader-in-waiting, key financier: officials - Fox News
- Failed New Mexico candidate gets 80 years for convictions in shootings at officials’ homes - AP
- Authorities charge man suspected of planning attack in Germany, possibly targeting Israeli Embassy - ABC News
- Suspects in Texas ICE shooting tied to trans, anti-fascist activism - Washington Post
- Soldier admits spying against NZ by trying to give military base maps to foreign country - New Zealand Herald
- Far-right student, 24, arrested for plotting terrorist attack - Dutch News
