Supplemental General Security & Resilience Highlights – November 14, 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.

Natural Hazards/Climate Change

• A tropical storm may emerge in the Caribbean late this week – Yale Climate Connections
• There’s another wildfire burning in Hawaii. This one is destroying irreplaceable rainforest on Oahu – AP
• You’ve just lived through Earth’s hottest 12 months on record – The Washington Post
• El Niño may be drying out the southern hemisphere – here’s how that affects the whole planet – The Conversation
• A flesh-eating fungus is expanding its range in the American West – and scientists suspect climate change is driving the spread – The Washington Post
• How mega-floods can be predicted – Smart Water News

Operational Resilience

• Murray-Darling water buybacks won’t be enough if we can’t get water to where it’s needed – The Conversation
• Canada must stop treating climate disasters like unexpected humanitarian crises – The Conversation
• Maui police footage reveals how emergency response breakdowns put cops at risk – The Washington Post

Extremism/Terrorism

• Police and protesters clash at Atlanta training center site derided by opponents as ‘Cop City’ – AP
• Worrying trends highlight need for vigilance against homegrown terrorism – Australian Strategic Policy Institute
• Iranian-born Norwegian man is charged over deadly Oslo Pride attack in 2022 – AP
• Suspicious letters sent to election offices being investigated by federal law enforcement – CNN
• Crowdfunding for Terrorism Financing – Homeland Security Today