Supplemental General Security & Resilience Highlights – November 30, 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

• Back-to-back storms to bring rain, snow to Northeast and Midwest – Accu Weather
• Massachusetts unveils new strategy to help coastal communities cope with climate change – AP
• A new tool for tracking wildfire smoke: Weather radar – Climate.gov

Operational Resilience

• Field Hearing Entitled, “Emergency Preparedness: Examining Federal, State, And Local Coordination in Coastal Communities.” – United States House of Representatives
• Research Finds Chemical Spills Are Happening ‘Almost Daily’ In U.S. – Water Online
• Chlorine is a highly useful chemical that’s also extremely dangerous − here’s what to know about staying safe around it – The Conversation
• New report: Rainfall floods – Europe’s critical infrastructure too vulnerable – Smart Water Magazine
• Barcelona may need water shipped in during a record drought in northeast Spain, authorities say – AP
• ‘Ghost forests’ threaten New Jersey’s water, ecosystem – ABC News
• NARUC launches initiative to enhance gas-electric sector coordination, boost grid reliability – Utility Dive
• Workplace Violence Is on the Rise, and So Are Regulations – Industry Week

Extremism/Terrorism

• Ex-Marine Corps Reservist from Irvine sentenced for lying to FBI during terrorism investigation – The Orange County Register
• German intelligence warns of heightened terror risk – DW News
• German police raid homes of 20 alleged supporters of far-right Reich Citizens scene – AP
• Two Brazilian brothers arrested in Spain for alleged Islamic State links – Reuters