Supplemental General Security & Resilience Highlights – June 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

• Severe storms to rattle Midwest as major river flooding continues – Accu Weather
• More rain possible in deluged Midwest as flooding kills 2, causes water to surge around dam – AP
• New Mexico heavy rain and flash flooding prompt mandatory evacuations – AP
• Firefighters gain ground on multistate fire burning on California-Arizona line – CBS News
• Here’s why floods are inundating the Midwest right now – Washington Post
• Expanding heat dome has 100 million people in 27 states bracing for extreme temperatures – ABC News
• US Northeast may finally get relief from punishing heat wave – Reuters
• At least 6 heat-related deaths reported in metro Phoenix so far this year as high hits 115 degrees – AP
• Extreme wildfire risk has doubled in the past 20 years, new study shows, as climate change accelerates – CBS News
• Lightning season is here: Fast facts and how to stay safe, from a meteorologist – The Conversation

Operational Resilience

• Scientists analyze record storm surges to help predict future flooding – Smart Water Magazine
• FEMA Promotes Extreme Heat Safety Ahead of Prolonged Heat Wave – Homeland Security Today
• Advanced algae sensor proves valuable tool in protecting drinking water – Smart Water Magazine
• Notre Dame researcher champions local leadership for life-saving disaster assessment – University of Notre Dame
• Levels of caffeine may help pinpoint polluting wastewater leaks in storm drain systems – Smart Water Magazine
• How Microgrids Can Reduce The Energy Pressures On Water Infrastructure – Water Online
• Cold snap, low on gas: the possible gas shortage in Victoria is a warning – The Conversation
• Integrating Advanced Technology to Safeguard Global Supply Chains – Homeland Security Today
• The shipping industry is sounding the alarm as another vessel sinks in the Red Sea – CNN

Extremism/Terrorism

• Germany Arrests A Man Accused Of Standing By To Carry Out Attacks For The Islamic State Group – AP
• Neo-Nazi Brighton teenager jailed over synagogue bomb plan – BBC News
• Suspected bomb discovered near railway track – BBC News
• Sheriff says bomb threat made against Grand Marais Pride event came from Russia – KARE (Minneapolis, MN)
• U.S. Targeted Islamic State Group Leader in Airstrike Last Month: Report – Homeland Security Today
• Islamic State in Somalia poses growing threat, US officials say – VOA News
• US military says it killed a senior ISIS official in Syria airstrike – CNN
• Modern-day outlaws, ‘sovereign citizens’ threaten the rule of law – The Conversation