Supplemental General Security & Resilience Highlights – August 22, 2024

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

• Millions broil as southern US heat dome causes record highs and wildfires – Guardian
• Texas-style heat to surge into north-central US, skyrocket by as much as 30 degrees – Accu Weather
• Firefighters significantly tame California’s fourth-largest wildfire on record – AP
• Wildfire that burned 15 structures near Arizona town was caused by railroad work, investigators say – AP
• When will hurricane season roar back to life? – Washington Post
• Hurricane Gilma now a Category 2 and expected to intensify, forecasters say – AP
• Climate Change May Triple the Intensity of Extreme Precipitation from Mesoscale Storms – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
• Wildfire smoke impacted air quality across the United States from 2018 to 2023 – NOAA
• Mpox “not the new COVID,” World Health Organization says after declaring health emergency over Africa cases – CBS News

Operational Resilience

• Fortify Your Stormwater Systems For Hurricanes And Heavy Rain – Water Online
• UC Irvine team says urban street networks, building density shape severity of floods – UCI News
• A West Texas ranch and resort will limit water to residents amid fears its wells will run dry – AP
• ‘Several opportunities’ to prevent Maine mass shooting were missed, commission finds – CNN
• Keep Training Documentation Streamlined with a Checklist – Security Management Magazine
• Warming waters and nutrient overload: A dangerous combination threatening our rivers and lakes – Smart Water Magazine
• 1,600 gallons of firefighting chemicals containing PFAS are released in Maine – AP
• Meet the Company Using AI to Detect Earthquakes Faster –  Israel21c
• How NASA’s satellites can track wildfires – Yale Climate Connections
• With 10 new climate resilience centers, DOE aims to translate research into local action – Utility Dive

Extremism/Terrorism

• Neo-Nazi terrorist group using Steve Bannon account to radicalize people – Guardian
• National Constitutional Militia Member Sentenced for Illegal Gun Possession – DOJ
• Alleged Toronto ISIS attack plotter lived in Egypt, studied at U.S. college – CBC
• Riots show how the UK’s far right has changed – BBC News
• Irish police investigate whether stabbing of army chaplain terror-related – Guardian
• Extremist Content Online: Content From Extreme-Right Eskisehir, Turkey Knife Attacker Spreads Online – Counter Extremism Project