Supplemental General Security & Resilience Highlights – June 6, 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

• Potent storms to rattle, drench central and eastern US – Accu Weather
• Blistering heat wave to have interior West searing into second week of June – Accu Weather
• Early fires in California could signal worse to come, officials say – Washington Post
• New study finds Earth warming at record rate, but no evidence of climate change accelerating – AP
• Forget Crowded Airport Lines. Worry About Thunderstorms and Derechos This Summer. – Wall Street Journal
• Heat index warnings can save lives on dangerously hot days − if people understand what they mean – The Conversation
• Research on Earth’s raging fever of 2023-24 is picking up – Yale Climate Connections
• Phoenix using ice immersion to treat heatstroke victims as Southwest bakes in triple digits – AP
• Why climate change is making parasitic diseases harder to predict – The Conversation

Operational Resilience

• Atlanta water woes extend into fourth day as city finally cuts off leak gushing into streets – AP
• A key Atlanta water main break is now fixed, but a boil advisory is still in place for many, city says – CNN
• FloodAdapt Will Help Protect Flood-prone Communities – DHS
• Black & Veatch Releases 2024 Water Report – WaterWorld Magazine
• Researcher to develop AI models for mountain water flow that aid in climate change predictions – Smart Water Magazine
• How extreme weather will affect the insurance and energy sectors – The Conversation
• USGS-led Study Estimates Lithium in Groundwater that Can Be Used for Drinking Water – USGS
• White House announces actions to modernize America’s electrical grid, paving the way for clean energy and fewer outages – CNN
• How a simple fix could double the size of the U.S. electricity grid – Washington Post
• Revolutionizing energy grid maintenance: How artificial intelligence is transforming the future – Argonne National Laboratory
• A Plan to Protect Critical Infrastructure from 21st Century Threats – CISA
• Gen. Mattis on foreign influence operations: The US has never been ‘more vulnerable’ – Defense Scoop

Extremism/Terrorism

• FBI director warns of jihadist attack in US, similar to Russian concert hall: ‘Heightened terrorist threat’ – Fox News
• Teen arrested at Gatwick by counter-terror police – BBC News
• Terror attacks headline threats to upcoming Paris Olympics – VOA News
• A Member Of A German Far-Right Party Stabbed And Wounded In Another Attack On A Politician – AP
• Extremist Content Online: Patriot Front Affiliated Jiu-Jitsu Team Advertises Recent Tournament Participations – Counter Extremism Project