Supplemental General Security & Resilience Highlights – February 6, 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

• Disruptive storm to produce life-threatening flooding, intense winds and snow in the West – Accu Weather 
• Not over yet: Historic atmospheric river won’t be the last of the rain in California – Accu Weather
• The Science Behind California’s Atmospheric Rivers – The Wall Street Journal 
• Clusters of atmospheric rivers amp up California storm damages – Stanford University
• US center’s tropical storm forecasts are going inland, where damage can outstrip coasts – AP
• Dial it up to Category 6? As warming stokes storms, some want a bigger hurricane category – AP
• Will La Niña return this fall? The tea leaves are unusually strong – Yale Climate Connections
• Climate change worsens water access for US frontline communities, says study – Smart Water Magazine
• The Times’ complete guide to storm safety preparedness – LA Times
• Artificial intelligence in the face of climate change: How it will help us prevent floods – Smart Water Magazine

Operational Resilience

• Service has been restored to east Arkansas town that went without water for more than 2 weeks – AP
• Wetlands are superheroes: expert sets out how they protect people and places – The Conversation
• Sewer power to heat homes and businesses and help keep bills low after UK Government backing – Smart Water Magazine
• A New Mexico electric utility is developing microgrids to keep the lights on when the larger grid goes down – Yale Climate Connections
• Duke Energy seeks new ways to meet the Carolinas’ surging electric demand – AP
• A year on, a small Ohio town is recovering from a fiery train derailment but health fears persist – AP

Extremism/Terrorism

• Man accused of leaving explosive device on Valley Metro light rail platform – ABC 15 Arizona
• Houthis may sabotage western internet cables in Red Sea, Yemen telecoms firms warn – The Guardian
• Gunmen Take Hostages At Us Company’s Turkish Factory In Apparent Protest Of Gaza War – AP
• Bombing in Greek Capital Triggers Concerns of Terrorism Resurgence – VOA News