Supplemental General Security & Resilience Highlights – October 31, 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

• Rainfall to remain limited, fire risk to continue in Northeast as temperatures surge again – AccuWeather
• Parts of the US face their most significant tornado and severe storm threat in months – CNN
• Dozens report feeling 6.0 magnitude earthquake that struck off southern Oregon coast – AP
• October is aiming to smoke U.S. records for dryness and warmth – Yale Climate Connections
• The real reason billion-dollar disasters like Hurricane Helene are growing more common – Washington Post
• Revisiting La Nina and winter snowfall – NOAA
• The planet is ‘on the brink of an irreversible climate disaster,’ scientists warn – Yale Climate Connections

Operational Resilience

• Quantifying the Impact of Climate Change on Peak Stream Discharge for Watersheds of Varying Sizes in the Coastal Plain of Virginia – Journal of Hydrologic Engineering
• A new app tracks flooding in coastal communities during hurricanes Helene and Milton – Smart Water Magazine
• Increasing the efficiency of hydropower plants with utility-scale batteries – Idaho National Laboratory
• Navigating uncharted waters: ASU drives solutions for water resilience – Arizona State University
• A mega-earthquake could strike the Pacific Northwest any day — and we’re not prepared – Business Insider
• USACE’s Role in Protecting Critical Infrastructure in the Wake of a New Madrid Seismic Event – Homeland Security Today
• Local-Level Planning for National-Level Threats – Domestic Preparedness
• Fact check: Debunking weather modification claims – NOAA
• Silicon Valley Going Nuclear: The Fight for Energy Supremacy – Homeland Security Today
• Police arrest arson suspect who allegedly caused power outage at school – Fox 13 Salt Lake City

Extremism/Terrorism

• Defendants with Ties to White Supremacy Sentenced in Connection with Plot to Destroy Energy Facilities – DOJ
• DNC shootings suspect ‘was planning mass casualty event’ as 120 guns and 250k ammo rounds found in home – Independent
• What is ricin – the biological substance police say they found at Southport suspect’s home? – Sky News
• ‘Expect war’: leaked chats reveal influence of rightwing media on militia group – Guardian
• How the Houthis Went From Ragtag Rebels to Global Threat – Wall Street Journal