Supplemental General Security & Resilience Highlights – November 26, 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

• Snow, rain to slow Thanksgiving travel in Rockies, Midwest and Northeast – AccuWeather
• Atmospheric river storm slams Northern California; Bay Area sees widespread flooding – CBS News
• Unusual fire risk across the Northeast in fall of 2024 – NOAA
• When an atmospheric river meets a bomb cyclone, it’s like a fire hose flailing out of control along the West Coast – Conversation
• This rare weather phenomenon is happening simultaneously in the Northwest and Northeast – Washington Post
• New NOAA research predicts an increase in active Atlantic hurricane seasons – NOAA
• Atlantic hurricane season races to finish within range of predicted number of named storms – NOAA
• Tropical Weather Exacerbates Heat and Wildfire Threats in the Pacific Northwest – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Operational Resilience

• Record dryness in US Northeast should change water behavior, experts say – AP
• Feds outline ‘necessary steps’ for Colorado River agreement by 2026 but no recommendation yet – AP
• Colorado River basins could face tipping point, drought study warns – Cornell University
• Early warning systems save lives: but why didn’t they save lives in Spain’s recent floods? –  Smart Water Magazine
• How To Improve Data Accuracy For Better Decision-Making In Water Utilities – Water Online
• FERC expands states’ role in regional transmission planning, cost allocation – Utility Dive
• Saltwater flooding is a serious fire threat for EVs and other devices with lithium-ion batteries – Conversation
• How Can Government Build Resilience in the Face of Crises – Homeland Security Today
• As US ramps up nuclear power, fuel supplier plans to enrich more uranium domestically – AP

Extremism/Terrorism

• Dual U.S. and Albanian Citizen Arrested for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS and Distributing Instructions Regarding Homemade Explosives – DOJ
• Man who set off explosive device Alabama Attorney General’s Office sentenced to 9 years in prison – CBS 42 (Birmingham, AL)
• Texas man pleads guilty in mass shooting plots targeting Buc-ee’s, several high schools – KBTX
• Foreign fighters flocking to Islamic State in Somalia – VOA
• “Dark Foreigner”: Canada’s Outsized Far-Right Export – Counter Extremism Project