Supplemental General Security & Resilience Highlights – September 19, 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

• Climate change could bring more monster storms like Hurricane Lee to New England – AP
• August 2023 was Earth’s hottest August on record – Yale Climate Connections
• Confirmed heat deaths in hot Arizona metro keep rising even as the weather grows milder – AP
• This is Canada’s worst wildfire season on record, researchers say – The Washington Post
• Climate change made storm that devastated Libya far more likely and intense, scientists say – AP
• Study suggests Ohio’s droughts are worse than often recognized – Water World Magazine

Operational Resilience

• NASA Scientists Test New Tool for Tracking Algal Blooms – NASA
• Coordinating Australia’s response to natural disasters and national crises – Australian Strategic Policy Institute
• Biden administration restores the power of states and tribes to review projects to protect waterways – AP
• Water Managers Raise Alarm Over Dipping Water Levels For The Potomac River – Water One
• Worried about heat and fire this summer? Here’s how to prepare – The Conversation
• Libya dam collapse: engineering expert raises questions about management – The Conversation

Extremism/Terrorism

• The Challenges of Linking Financial Transactions to DVE Activity – Homeland Security Today
• American white nationalists are fleeing US sites for Russian platforms. Here’s why – The Independent 
• Islamic State Khorasan Within Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan: Dynamics and Synergies with Allies and Enemies – Homeland Security Today