Supplemental General Security & Resilience Highlights – December 7, 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

• Atmospheric river soaks Pacific Northwest with record-breaking rain and unusually warm temperatures – AP 
• Weekend storm to lash Eastern U.S. with severe weather, heavy rain, snow – The Washington Post
• U.S. climate outlook for December 2023 – Climate.gov
• New maps show where snowfall is disappearing – CNN
• November is the sixth straight month to set a heat record, scientists say – AP
• Assessing drought in a changing climate – Climate.gov

Operational Resilience

• DOI agreement to save 100,000 acre-feet of Colorado River System water – Water World Magazine
• As US defense facilities face rising outage risks, regional transmission could help: ACORE panel – Utility Dive
• Thames Water inaugurates online tool and interactive map to report pollution, blockages and leaks – Smart Water Magazine
• FAA Launches 2023 Holiday “12 Days of Drones” Safety Campaign – FAA
• UNLV shooting suspect dead after 3 killed on campus, Las Vegas police say – CBS News
• US breaks record for most mass shootings in single year after weekend murders – The Guardian

Extremism/Terrorism

• FBI director warns senators he sees ‘blinking lights everywhere’ on threats against the US – CNN
• Dozens of Troops Suspected of Advocating Overthrow of US Government, New Pentagon Extremism Report Says – Military.com
• Meet the ‘Entrepreneur of Hate’ Behind the Rise Of Canadian Neo-Nazi Fight Clubs – Vice News
• Europe Faces New Terrorism Threat Fueled by Israel-Hamas War – The Wall Street Journal
• German man accused of forming armed group to oppose COVID measures arrested in Portugal – AP
• Extremist Content Online: Pro-ISIS Supporters Celebrate Paris Attack Suspect – Counter Extremism Project