Supplemental General Security & Resilience Highlights – September 12, 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

• Water and Sewage Treatment Plants Across the United States Face Increasing Threats from Floods – Milwaukee Independent 
• US sets record for billion-dollar weather disasters in a year — and there’s still 4 months to go – AP
• Libya floods wipe out quarter of city, 10,000 missing – Reuters
• This summer was hotter for almost everyone in the world, study says – Washington Post
• Earth had hottest three-month period on record, with much extreme weather – Smart Water Magazine

Operational Resilience

• Dry states taking Mississippi River water isn’t a new idea. But some mayors want to kill it – AP
• The US is spending billions to reduce forest fire risks – we mapped the hot spots where treatment offers the biggest payoff for people and climate – The Conversation

Extremism/Terrorism

• Boogaloo member Stephen Parshall sentenced for plot to blow up substation near BLM protest – USA Today
• Rail infrastructure in Hamburg is damaged by fires. Police suspect a political motive – AP
• Twenty-two Years After 9/11 Terror Attacks, Al-Qaeda Threat Remains – Counter Extremism Project
• Terrorism police list Extinction Rebellion as extremist ideology – The Guardian