Supplemental General Security & Resilience Highlights – October 17, 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

• Earth had its warmest September; sixth consecutive month of record-high global ocean surface temperature – NOAA
• What is a strong El Niño? Meteorologists anticipate a big impact in winter 2023, but the forecasts don’t all agree – The Conversation
• 5 unexpected consequences of extreme heat – NOAA
• Understanding the dynamics of snow cover in forests can help us predict flood risks – The Conversation

Operational Resilience

• What is seawater intrusion? A hydrogeologist explains the shifting balance between fresh and salt water at the coast – The Conversation
• Rising Groundwater Could Release Toxic Chemicals From More Than 100,000 Contaminated Sites Across U.S. – Water Online News
• US military to begin draining leaky fuel tank facility that poisoned Pearl Harbor drinking water – AP
• New study offers improved strategy for social media communications during wildfires – University of Notre Dame

Extremism/Terrorism

• Italy arrests two alleged Islamic State members in counter-terrorism swoop – Reuters
• The Hamas Network in America: A Short History – GW Program on Extremism