Supplemental General Security & Resilience Highlights – October 10, 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

• Severe solar storm could stress power grids even more as US deals with major back-to-back hurricanes – ABC News
• Climate change boosted Helene’s deadly rain and wind and scientists say same is likely for Milton – AP
• Here’s what has made Hurricane Milton so fierce and unusual  – ABC News
• Hurricane Milton explodes into a powerful Category 5 storm as it heads for Florida − here’s how rapid intensification works – Conversation
• Landscapes charred by wildfire can become ground zero for floods and mudslides – Yale Climate Connections
• Why wildfires started by human activities can be more destructive and harder to contain – Conversation

Operational Resilience

• New database provides world’s most comprehensive data on river barriers and reservoirs – Smart Water Magazine
• Polluted waste from Florida’s fertilizer industry is in the path of Milton’s fury – AP
• Addressing Hurricane Helene Rumors and Scams – FEMA
• Seawall Will Raise Quality Of Life For Shore Communities In Staten Island, New York – Water Online
• No progress on water security amid complacency in most countries, finds study – Smart Water Magazine
• 5 ways utilities and other climate planners can tackle extreme heat – Utility Dive

Extremism/Terrorism

• Afghan National Arrested for Plotting an Election Day Terrorist Attack in the Name of ISIS – DOJ
• Taking Action Against International Hamas Supporters and Sham Charities – State Department
• 2 Swedish teens are held in custody over blasts near Israeli Embassy in Copenhagen – AP
• Norway raises terrorism alert level due to Middle East conflict – Reuters