Supplemental General Security & Resilience Highlights – July 25, 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

• Showers, storms to continue in Southeast, but will hammer 2 main areas – Accu Weather
• Wildfires threaten communities in the West as Oregon fire closes interstate, creates its own weather – AP
• Wildfires send about 25,000 fleeing from Canadian Rockies’ largest national park and nearby town – AP
• Large-scale and intense wildfires carrying smoke across northern hemisphere – Guardian
• New Mexico village battered by wildfires in June now digging out from another round of flooding – AP
• Earth likely just had its hottest two days in thousands of years – Axios
• Data shows hurricanes and earthquakes grab headlines but inland counties top disaster list – AP
• Current Predictions may Underestimate Precipitation Increase with Climate Change – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
• National Academies unveils strategy to modernize probable maximum precipitation estimates – NOAA
• How employers are taking steps to safeguard workers from extreme heat – AP

Operational Resilience

• Climate Change Risk to National Critical Functions – RAND
• Study finds timing of rainfall crucial for flood prediction – Smart Water Magazine
• Harnessing Rainwater: A Sustainable Solution For Water Security – Water Online
• Scientists propose new solutions to keep drinking water safe as pesticide use skyrockets worldwide – Smart Water Magazine
• How the nation’s driest state is using cash to free up water – Washington Post
• Officials rejoice after iconic US lake system reaches peak water levels for first time in over a decade: ‘Keep conserving, it’s actually working’ – The Cool Down
• How quickly does groundwater recharge? The answer is found deep underground – The Conversation
• Industry-first guide charts path to unlock investment in pumped storage hydropower – Smart Water Magazine
• The use of AI for improving energy security – RAND
• FBI Helps Public to Recognize Signs of Concerning Behavior – FBI

Extremism/Terrorism

• UN envoy warns that threat of terrorism is `resurging’ with attacks by Islamic State extremists – AP
• Tennessee Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS – DOJ
• Nevada Man Arrested and Indicted for Threatening to Murder Federal Officials and State Employees – DOJ
• Man with Nazi views encouraged terrorism, trial told – BBC
• French police arrest Russian suspected of plotting Paris Olympics ‘destabilisation’ – France 24
• “Time to Escalate”: Anti-Israel Activists Intensify Protests with Violent, Direct Actions – ADL
• 13 Years On: The Enduring Influence of Breivik’s Manifesto on Far-Right Terror – Global Network on Extremism and Technology