Phys.org has written an article discussing recent research at ETH Zurich into how climate change impacts the southern European water cycle, with the research supporting previous studies illustrating the connection between a warming climate and a more irregular water cycle.
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has released an explanatory guide providing an overview of how the agency approaches hurricane prediction, covering the specific topics of hurricane forecasting, impacts, hurricane hunting, Atlantic hurricanes, and hurricane preparedness tips for coastal residents.
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CoreLogic, an information and analytics company, has recently released its 2023 Hurricane Risk Report, which “analyzes risks for single-family residences (SFRs) and multifamily residences (MFRs) along the U.S. Gulf Coast and Atlantic Coast” and finds hurricane impacts will move further inland by 2050.
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.
FEMA has released updates for two of its resilience and preparedness resources. First, FEMA published an updated edition of its Local Mitigation Planning Handbook, which helps local governments and other stakeholders develop or update hazard mitigation plans. Second, FEMA’s Hazus program has released a new Hazus Inventory National Database to assist emergency planners to better understand the impacts of natural disasters.
Local Mitigation Planning Handbook
Today marks the official first day of the Atlantic hurricane season, which runs until November 30. Already, there is a potential system in the Gulf of Mexico, where the National Hurricane Center (NHC) says there is a 50 percent chance of a cyclone forming.
The University of Oklahoma has published an article on a new study that finds an increased global risk of flash droughts due to a warming climate.
Domestic Preparedness has written an article discussing workplace violence, emphasizing there are often warning signs or pre-violence indicators ahead of an incident that make early warning and intervention key to prevention.
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