Supplemental General Security & Resilience Highlights – July 9, 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

• Persistent heat wave in the US shatters new records, causes deaths in the West and grips the East – AP
• 19,000-acre wildfire in Santa Barbara County prompts evacuations near vineyards, Neverland Ranch – Los Angeles Times
• Forest fire has burned 4,000 acres in New Jersey but is now 65 percent contained, officials say – AP
• June sizzles to 13th straight monthly heat record. String may end soon, but dangerous heat won’t – AP
• Hurricanes are getting stronger – DW
• Is it a hurricane or a tropical storm? Here’s a breakdown of extreme weather terms – AP
• Hurricane Beryl’s rapid intensification, Category 5 winds so early in a season were alarming: Here’s why more tropical storms are exploding in strength – The Conversation
• Scientists uncover future drought patterns and their impacts on global water resources – NOAA
• Four heat-related deaths suspected in Oregon as US swelters under early heat wave – AP
• Heat-related deaths in Phoenix, Arizona, have nearly doubled this year – Guardian
• U.S. climate outlook for July 2024 – NOAA

Operational Resilience

• Tips for Outdoor Workers in Extreme Heat – FEMA
• New analysis finds rising seas threaten U.S. infrastructure critical for millions of people – Smart Water Magazine
• We mapped weather forecast accuracy across the U.S. Look up your city. – Washington Post
• Extreme storms overwhelm Midwest’s ‘crumbling infrastructure’ – E&E News
• Fiery railcars with hazardous material mostly contained after derailment in North Dakota – AP
• How Simplifying Crisis Management with Venn Diagrams Can Save Lives –  Homeland Security Today
• President Biden Announces $1 Billion in Project Selections to Make Communities More Resilient to Climate Change and Natural Hazards Through His Investing in America Agenda – FEMA
• Biden-Harris Administration invests $10 million to improve risk communication during weather emergencies through Investing in America agenda– NOAA
• U.S. Supreme Court blocks the state’s Rio Grande water deal with New Mexico – Texas Tribune
• Maui faces uncertainty over the future of its energy grid – AP
• Infrastructure Security Special: Francis Scott Key Bridge and the Jones Act – Homeland Security Today

Extremism/Terrorism

• New migration patterns could fuel IS plans for US, some officials contend – VOA
• Gaza war a recruiting boon for terrorists, U.S. intelligence shows – Washington Post
• Republican convention in Milwaukee could be ‘attractive’ target for violent extremists, federal assessment says – CNN
• Man convicted of terrorism offence for planning attack on UK military base – Reuters
• Hospital bomb plotter guilty of terror charge – BBC News
• Expanding extremist groups in Africa fuel worries that they could attack the US, allies – VOA
• Extremist Content Online: Nordic Resistance Movement Telegram Channel Still Has Advertisements Enabled Following State Department SDGT Listing – Counter Extremism Project