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
- Gulf tropical rainstorm to threaten Louisiana, including New Orleans, with flooding- AccuWeather
- Flash flood dangers far from over as storms reload across US - AccuWeather
- Flash floods once again hit Vermont, damaging homes and roads - AP
- Wildfire destroys a historic Grand Canyon lodge and other structures - AP
- What to know about the fires dotting the western U.S. and Canada - Washington Post
- A wildfire’s legacy can haunt rivers for years, putting drinking water at risk - Conversation
- An Alaska tsunami warning had residents scrambling for high ground after 7.3 magnitude earthquake - AP
- Breaking down the force of water in the Texas floods - AP
- Why Flash Flooding Is Getting Worse Across the U.S. and How to Stay Safe - Time Magazine
- Texas flash floods highlight hazard dangers and warning challenges - Smart Water Magazine
- Climate change is amplifying extreme rain events in the Northeast, research shows - ABC News
Operational Resilience
- The Future Is Flowing: Cultivating The Next Generation Of Water Professionals - Water Online
- Why it can be hard to warn people about dangers like floods – communication researchers explain the role of human behavior - Conversation
- Can sirens help save lives in the next flood? Yes, but there’s more to it. - Texas Tribune
- PERSPECTIVE: No Warning: It’s Time to Fix our Broken Public Warning System - Homeland Security Today
- A Seven-Phase Framework for Organizational Resilience - Domestic Preparedness
- A deadline looms for a new Colorado River plan. What happens if there isn’t one? - Grist
- England's reservoirs at lowest level in a decade amid worsening drought crisis - Smart Water Magazine
- Data center activity ‘exploded’ in Texas, spiking reliability risks: monitor - Utility Dive
- Bomb attack suspends pumping on Colombia's Cano Limon-Covenas pipeline - Reuters
Extremism/Terrorism
- 2 US Islamic State supporters arrested in June on terrorism charges - Long War Journal
- Anti-Government Militia Targets Weather Radars: What To Know - Newsweek
- 17-year-old arrested on terrorism and weapons charges, accused of threatening statements - WRGB (Albany, NY)
- Russian Imperial Movement: how a far-right group outlawed by the UK is spreading terror across Europe - Conversation
- One-Third of People Arrested for Terror-Related Offenses in the EU Were Less Than 20 Years Old - Security Management Magazine
- The Islamic State in 2025: an Evolving Threat Facing a Waning Global Response - International Centre for Counter-Terrorism
- Extremist Groups Uphold Long Tradition of Exploiting National Tragedies for Publicity - ADL
