Supplemental General Security & Resilience Highlights – January 7, 2025
Created: Tuesday, January 7, 2025 - 14:05
Categories: General Security and Resilience
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
- Southern US braces for major winter storm: Dallas to Atlanta on alert – AccuWeather
- Cold weather alerts from New Mexico to Florida, with another winter storm expected – ABC News
- Polar vortex keeps much of the US in its icy grip – AP
- Relentless warming is driving the water cycle to new extremes, the 2024 global water report shows – Conversation
- Another round of powerful, dry winds to raise wildfire risk across Southern California – AP
- Australia’s southeast braces for extreme fire danger amid intense heatwave – Reuters
- U.S. records its first human bird flu death – NBC News
Operational Resilience
- Talks to avert another potentially crippling port strike set to resume – CNN
- Cocke County leaders address unexpected flooding from Walters Dam water release – WVLT 8
- Scrutiny of Vehicle-Ramming Prevention Methods Continues as Bourbon Street Reopens – Security Management Magazine
- Countering Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Securing the Homeland Against Evolving Threats – MITRE
- U.S. EPA recognizes water affordability challenges in report to Congress – WaterWorld Magazine
- New Energy Storage System Strengthens Air Force Base’s Resilience – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- AI Data Centers Threaten Global Water Security – Lawfare
- National Grid, Con Edison urge FERC to adopt gas pipeline reliability requirements – Utility Dive
- Trains halted, FBI involved: Explosive device found on train car in Treasure Valley – Idaho Statesman
Extremism/Terrorism
- Mayorkas and McCaul warn of ISIS-inspired threats after New Orleans attack – ABC News
- New Orleans attack came as officials warned of an escalating threat of international terrorism – AP
- ‘A perfect storm’: Extremism online and political polarization are increasing the risk of attacks, experts say – NBC News
- Pennsylvania Man Who Traveled to Lebanon and Syria with Goal of Joining Hizballah Indicted on Terrorism Offense and for Lying to FBI – DOJ
- Toronto-area teen arrested over alleged plan to travel to join ISIS – CBC