Supplemental General Security & Resilience Highlights – July 23, 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

• Severe storm train to return to north-central US – Accu Weather
• Wildfires in California, Utah prompt evacuations after torching homes amid heat wave – USA Today
• Hurricane activity has paused. Here’s when it may come back to life. – Washington Post
• New study finds a potential predictor for long-range US tornado forecasts – NOAA
• Heat-related Texas deaths climb after Beryl left millions without power for days or longer – AP
• Attributing Canada’s June heat wave to climate change is an important step in adapting to a warmer world – The Conversation
• A post-fire ‘nightmare’ in New Mexico: Eight floods in four weeks – Washington Post
• Wildfire smoke linked to thousands of premature deaths every year in California alone – The Conversation

Operational Resilience

• Scientists add human element to long-term flood predictions – Oak Ridge National Laboratory
• NYC invests $32M in porous pavement for flood control – Smart Water Magazine
• From flood zones to green zones – Yale Climate Connections
• Enhancing Safety In Water Treatment Facilities: Best Practices And Training Strategies For PPE Compliance – Water Online
• Albuquerque made itself drought-proof. Then its dam started leaking. – Grist
• Hot, inland California cities face the steepest water cuts with new conservation mandate – AP
• As the Rio Grande runs dry, South Texas cities look to alternatives for water – AP
• The Maui Wildfires, Relief Funds, and Incident Recovery – Domestic Preparedness
• Long Beach breaks ground on $1.5B railyard expansion at port to fortify US supply chain – AP

Extremism/Terrorism

• Washington State Man Faces Federal Charges for Damaging Two Portland Area Energy Facilities – DOJ
• Man Sentenced for Sending Death Threat to Michigan Election Worker – DOJ
• County council members receive death threats over controversial solar panel plant – WSOC (Charlotte, NC)
• Spain And Germany Arrest 4 People For Supplying Hezbollah With Parts For Drones Used Against Israel – AP
• French anti-terror police detain alleged neo-Nazi sympathizer suspected of targeting Olympic torch – AP
• France races to head off ISIS-K threat to Paris Olympics – Reuters