Supplemental General Security & Resilience Highlights – July 27, 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.

• Scorching heat stresses US power grids, prices soar – Reuters
• Heat wave puts over half of U.S. population under heat alerts – Axios
• Climate change leaves fingerprints on July heat waves around the globe, study says – AP News
• AccuWeather’s 2023 US fall forecast – Accu Weather
• 6 days after fuel spill reported, most in Tennessee city still can’t drink the tap water – AP News
• Colorado River basin has lost water equal to lake mead due to climate change – Smart Water News
• States lose federal water funds as lawmakers redirect money to pet projects – The Washington Post
• Biden-Harris Administration announces up to $7 million through Investing in America agenda to improve weather predictions – NOAA
• DHS S&T Awards Funds to PNNL to Research the Future of Emergency Management – DHS
• Mexico steps up rain-making project amid intense heatwave and drought – The Guardian
• Power grid under threat from foreign adversaries, domestic extremists, warn experts – Defense One
• A Question of Notoriety: Should Media Withhold the Names of Extremist Killers? – Homeland Security Today
• Large rise in men referred to Prevent over women-hating incel ideology – The Guardian
• Fanboys or the Frontline?: How al-Shabaab’s Social Media Influencers are Controlling the Narrative – Global Network on Extremism and Technology