If your utility is in a hurricane-prone area, WaterISAC joins the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and other partners in encouraging you to prepare before hurricane season officially begins on June 1.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory has written a post discussing efforts by their researchers to create real-time flood forecasting and early warning tools for the general public.
The Conversation has posted an article discussing a study that found the risk of fire in high mountain regions in the U.S. West has increased and has significant follow-on effects on the environment. Since mountains store large amounts of water in the form of snow, these fires can have major hydrologic and ecological impacts on a region, including snowpack levels, stream sediment levels, and an increased risk of natural disasters such as avalanches or mudslides.
The Associated Press has written an article discussing a new Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll covering American’s attitudes towards extreme weather and climate change. Eight out of 10 U.S. adults said they’ve personally experienced the effects of extreme weather, with 54 percent of the public overall saying what they experienced was at least partly a result of climate change.
In a recent podcast, WaterISAC Director of Infrastructure Cyber Defense Jennifer Lyn Walker and Director of Preparedness and Response Charles Egli discussed WaterISAC’s background, mission, and evolution and the threats facing the water and wastewater sector.
The homeland security threat landscape has evolved from being primarily focused on counterterrorism to a complex and diverse landscape of challenges that include cyberattacks, domestic extremism, and the COVID-19 pandemic, among others, stated DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in his annual State of the Homeland Address.
WaterISAC is excited to announce they will be hosting H2OSecCon again this year! Kicking off its inaugural event in 2022, this year's event will be held virtually from October 19 - 20. The virtual event will feature panel discussions and presentations from water utility and security experts sharing their experiences and recommendations on physical security, IT and OT cybersecurity, and resilience.
The United States Geological Survey has released a joint report with FEMA stating that “earthquakes cost the nation an estimated $14.7 billion annually in building damage and associated losses,” nearly twice the previously published 2017 estimate.
Researchers from the Berkeley National Laboratory and UC San Diego have published a study that suggests the number of extreme precipitation days experienced by Americans will continue to increase into the next century, with “once a century” events occurring as often as every 30 or 40 years in the Pacific Northwest and the Southeast.
Smart Water Magazine has posted an article about a recent study by a multinational group of researchers that flash droughts, or droughts that form rapidly, are increasingly replacing more conventional types of drought due to climate change.
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