Supplemental General Security & Resilience Highlights – September 28, 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

• Tropical Storm Rina forms in the Atlantic Ocean, trailing Tropical Storm Philippe – AP
• Tropical downpours to douse Florida, trigger flash flood risk for many days – Accu Weather
• One of the most intense El Niños ever observed could be forming – The Washington Post
• Study Reveals Long-Distance Levers Behind U.S. Southwest Drought—and a Dry Future – Columbia Climate School

Operational Resilience

• An old car tire, burnt trees and a utility pole may be key in finding how the Maui wildfire spread – AP
• Debate Rages Over Dams And Reservoirs As Colorado River Runs Out – Water One
• 4 Elements of Facility Risk Assessments – Security Management Magazine
• EPA announces $20M available for workforce development – WaterWorld Magazine
• DHS S&T Awards Funds to South Dakota Startup Developing Flood Analytics Tech – DHS
• PNNL Researchers Using AI to Aid Disaster Response and Recovery – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Extremism/Terrorism

• Boogaloo Extremist Convicted of Murder and Attempted Murder for Drive-By Shooting at Federal Courthouse – Homeland Security Today
• Dawn raids across Germany as neo-Nazi group banned for ‘disgusting’ targeting of children – The Independent 
• America Finally Finds Some Success in the War on Terror – The Wall Street Journal
• ‘A New Image of Terror and Dread’: The Significance Of Dark Foreigner’s Arrest – Global Network on Extremism and Technology