Supplemental General Security & Resilience Highlights – August 31, 2023
Created: Thursday, August 31, 2023 - 18:15
Categories: General Security and Resilience
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
- Critical fire weather arrives in Northern California; PG&E to restore power after targeted outages – AP
- Northeast’s hottest weather of summer may come in early September – Accu Weather
- 2 found dead in eastern Washington wildfires identified, more than 350 homes confirmed destroyed – AP
- Important Updates on Locally Acquired Malaria Cases Identified in Florida, Texas, and Maryland – CDC
- Rapid shifts from drought to downpour occurring more often – Smart Water Magazine
- Sediment Movement During Hurricane Harvey Could Negatively Impact Future Flooding, Prove Costly to Houston, UH Study Finds – University of Houston
Operational Resilience
- The vital role of the civilian community in responding to natural disasters – Australian Strategic Policy Institute
- Orange County Water District captures Hilary rainfall to bolster water supplies – WaterWorld Magazine
- Administration Announces Nearly $3 Billion in Project Selections to Help Communities Build Resilience to Climate Change and Extreme Weather Events – Homeland Security Today
- The Future of Grid Energy Storage Starts Today – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Extremism/Terrorism