Supplemental General Security & Resilience Highlights – November 21, 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

• Significant Thanksgiving-week storm will disrupt travel with rain, snow and severe storms – CNN
• Matts Creek Fire sends smoke through Mid-Atlantic, lowering air quality – The Washington Post
• Ecological Threat Report 2023 – The Institute for Economics and Peace

Operational Resilience

• USGS and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab release database and interactive map of all large-scale solar facilities in the U.S. – USGS
• Biden announces $3.9B for grid modernization as climate report warns of ‘insufficient’ adaptation – Utility Dive
• Nature-based solutions play crucial role in building Europe’s climate resilience – Smart Water Magazine

Extremism/Terrorism

• Escalating violence in Gaza increasing chatter of possible terror attack in New York – CBS News
• Suspected German anti-government extremist convicted of shooting at police – AP
• The Gangster and the Bride: The Framing of Femininity and Masculinity in News Coverage of Jihadist Terrorism – GNET