Supplemental General Security & Resilience Highlights – July 20, 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 brings heavy rain, strong winds as it passes south of Big Island – Honolulu Star-Advertiser
• More drenching storms in store for Northeast, but some good news is in the forecast – Accu Weather
• The World Bakes Under Extreme Heat – The Wall Street Journal
• Tracking Heat Across the World – The New York Times
• How climate change intensifies the water cycle, fueling extreme rainfall and flooding – the Northeast deluge was just the latest – The Conversation
• Here’s why climate change isn’t always to blame for extreme rainfall – The Conversation
• UGA research links climate change to lazier jet stream, leading to weather extremes – University of Georgia
• How Canada’s Record Wildfires Got So Bad, So Fast – The New York Times
• ‘Zombie fires’ in the Arctic: Canada’s extreme wildfire season offers a glimpse of new risks in a warmer, drier future – The Conversation
• What causes mudslides and floods after wildfires? Hint: It’s not what scientists thought – Smart Water News
• Spate of mass shootings shows continued challenges with ‘soft targets’ – Security Info Watch
• When Mass Shooters Are Seeking Fame – RAND
• INCIDENT MANAGEMENT – THE WHATABURGER WAY – Domestic Preparedness