Supplemental General Security & Resilience Highlights – July 13, 2023

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.

• Calvin upgraded to hurricane, will weaken before arriving in Hawaii – Hawaii News Now
• Forecasters warn of ‘life threatening’ flash flooding in parts of Arkansas and Louisiana – AP News
• Unforgiving heat wave forecast in swaths of U.S. in the coming days – The Washington Post
• Why a $90 million push could help U.S. buildings withstand climate disasters – The Washington Post
• Radar can help fight wildfires, identify flash-flood risks – Washington University in St. Louis
• Adapting to Wildfires in a Warming World – Council on Foreign Relations 
• June marked by record-setting U.S. heat waves, severe weather – NOAA
• Tap water study detects PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ across the US – USGS
• How a UPS strike could disrupt deliveries and roil the package delivery business – NPR
• Terrorists Diverge on Meaning of ‘Martyrdom’ as DVEs Use Incarcerated Mass Killers to Recruit, Incite – Homeland Security Today