Supplemental General Security & Resilience Highlights – February 1, 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

• Atmospheric River Storm Triggers Flooding In California And A Second System Could Worsen Impacts – Weather Channel
• What is an atmospheric river? With millions of people under flood alerts, a hydrologist explains the good and bad of these storms and how they’re changing – The Conversation
• Study shows hot droughts in the western US have become more common over the past five centuries – Phys.org
• As another cyclone heads for Queensland, we must be ready for the new threat: torrential rain and floods – The Conversation
• Britain is at bursting point and its flood barriers need to be updated – The Conversation
• Brighter, Whiter Snow Could Help Offset Global Warming. PNNL Scientists Study Why – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
• Novel graph neural network models enhance precipitation forecasting – Smart Water Magazine

Operational Resilience

• Residents of an east Arkansas town have been without water for the past two weeks – AP
• An expected drought emergency in northeast Spain would mean tighter water restrictions for Barcelona – AP
• Sydney Water to engage with community in push for recycled water – Smart Water Magazine
• Disaster communications can be more effective when using different messaging strategies – The Conversation
• The Promise and Peril of AI in the Power Grid – National Interest
• Lessons from leaders: How security teams foster resilience and support – Security Magazine

Extremism/Terrorism

• Some supporters of a far-right convoy headed to the Texas border are calling for civil war – NBC News
• Extremist Content Online: Audiobook Version of Jacksonville Dollar General Shooter’s Manifesto Released on Telegram – Counter Extremism Project
• US Takes Shot at Islamic State’s Cyber Operations – VOA News
• The Islamic State in Khorasan between Taliban counter-terrorism and resurgence prospects –  International Centre for Counter-Terrorism