Supplemental General Security & Resilience Highlights – January 16, 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

• Storm delivers snow, slippery travel from DC to Philadelphia, NYC and Boston – Accu Weather
• New York City, Philadelphia finally get notable snow while other parts of the US get a deep shiver – AP
• Looking back at Colorado’s Marshall Fire – NOAA
• New USGS Map Shows Where Dangerous Earthquakes Most Likely to Occur in U.S. – USGS
• Blizzards are inescapable − but the most expensive winter storm damage is largely preventable – The Conversation
• Projections reveal the vulnerability of freshwater to climate change – Smart Water Magazine
• Toxic algae blooms: Study assesses potential health hazards to humans – Smart Water Magazine

Operational Resilience

• Floods and the Urgency of Climate Adaptation Infrastructure – Columbia University
• Northumbrian Water partners with Skyports and Makutu to launch water quality drone flights – Smart Water Magazine
• California water contractors partner to store excess water – Water World Magazine
• Winter storm tests Texas green grid upgrades – The Washington Post
• Energy Sector Perspectives – Domestic Preparedness
• Water And Energy Are Intertwined: Here’s How We Can Start Treating Them That Way – Forbes
• Malicious Actors Threaten U.S. Synagogues, Schools, Hospitals, and Other Institutions With Bomb Threats – FBI
• Remnants of possible explosive devices found near Baltimore’s Penn Station – CBS News

Extremism/Terrorism

• Fla. man allegedly posted on social media that he planned racially motivated mass violence: DOJ – ABC News
• Man Who Carried Out Machete Attack on NYPD Officers in Times Square on NYE 2022 Pleads Guilty to Terrorism Charges – DOJ
• Al Qaeda’s Regional Affiliates Continue to Threaten Global Security – Homeland Security Today