Supplemental General Security & Resilience Highlights – August 29, 2023

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

• Heavy rains cause significant flooding in parts of West Virginia – AP
• Some wildfire evacuations end in British Columbia, but fire threatens community farther north – AP
• Louisiana sees ‘unprecedented’ wildfires amid record heat, drought – The Washington Post
• Wildfires are much worse than a sign of climate change – The Harvard Gazette
• NASA study reveals compounding climate risks at two degrees of warming – Smart Water Magazine
• Is Floodwater Toxic? Hilary Flooding Health Risks Explained – Newsweek

Operational Resilience

• How wastewater can help tackle water shortages – DW News
• Are We Ready for a $100 Billion Catastrophe? How About $200 Billion? – The Wall Street Journal
• FIREPROOFING THE FUTURE: SAFEGUARDING AGAINST WILDFIRES – Domestic Preparedness Journal

Extremism/Terrorism

• A ‘lethal threat’: why the far right sees more scrutiny than the left – Military Times
• Coventry student built drone to deliver a bomb for Islamic State, court told – BBC News
• Mexican army says drug cartels are increasing their use of roadside bombs – AP
• US Sees IS Effectiveness Decreasing, but Analysts Warn Resurgence Still Possible – VOA News
• Taliban Rule at the Two-Year Mark: Should We Worry About al-Qaeda and ISIS-K? – Homeland Security Today