Supplemental General Security & Resilience Highlights – January 4, 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

• A major storm sweeping the US is expected to bring heavy rain, snow to the East Coast this weekend – AP
• The climate future arrived in 2023. It left scars across the planet. – The Washington Post
• The world’s hottest year may soon be an average one – Axios
• Health officials are monitoring a triple threat of respiratory illnesses. Here’s how to avoid getting sick – CBS News

Operational Resilience

• California begins 2024 with below-normal snowpack a year after one of the best starts in decades – AP
• Enhancing coastal cities’ flood resilience through smart city technologies – Phys.org
• Lincolnshire prepares for flooding and other emergencies with digital twins and drones – Smart Water Magazine
• Researchers use AI to identify toxic substances in wastewater with greater accuracy and speed – Smart Water Magazine
• Water Infrastructure Upgrades And Expansion Projects Will Likely Reach Historic Numbers In 2024 – Water Online
• Increasing number of microgrids helps protect critical assets – Fox News
• Floatovoltaics could help the Southwest generate power and conserve water – Yale Climate Connections
• Optimizing Crucial Water Supply Networks With Mobile Technology – Forbes

Extremism/Terrorism

• New Jersey Man Charged With Attempting To Provide Material Support To Al Shabaab – DOJ
• Al-Qaeda affiliate threatens attacks on airlines and prominent figures – NewsNation
• German police arrest three more over alleged Cologne Cathedral attack plot – Reuters
• Climate Change and the Rise of Dark Green Ideologies – Security Management Magazine

• Leaderless Resistance: Understanding and Countering an Amorphous Threat – Security Management Magazine