Supplemental General Security & Resilience Highlights – November 16, 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

• Thousands without power after heavy rain and high winds lash South Florida metro areas – CNN
• Here’s why heavy rain in Florida has little to do with hurricane season – AP
• Firefighters extinguish small Maui wildfire that broke out during wind warning – AP
• Magnitude 3.6 earthquake rattles parts of northern Illinois, parts of 3 other states, USGS says – AP
• Storms, Rising Seas and Salty Drinking Water Threaten Lower Louisiana – The New York Times

Operational Resilience

• Scientists combine climate models for more accurate projections – Oak Ridge National Laboratory 
• Battery Energy Storage Systems Are Here: Is Your Community Ready? – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
• Blast Injures TX Water Plant Worker – ISS Source

Extremism/Terrorism

• U.S. political violence driven by new breed of ‘grab-bag’ extremists – Reuters
• Right-wing supremacist sentenced over plot to kill worshipping Muslims while disguised as armed police officer – The Crown Prosecution Service
• Italian Police Arrest Algerian with Alleged Islamic State Ties – VOA
• Extremist Content Online: Christchurch Attack Footage, Including AI-Generated Content, Circulated On Twitter/X – Counter Extremism Project