(TLP:CLEAR) Supplemental General Security & Resilience Highlights – August 27, 2026

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 Dolly forms in Atlantic, tracking toward northeast Caribbean – AccuWeather
• Recovery continues across Memphis days after severe storms – ABC 24
• Ross Fire explodes to over 80,000 acres in North Texas, forcing evacuations and school closures – CBS News
• Evacuees return to neighborhoods as Hawk Fire damage comes into view – KOLO 8 News Now
• Record-breaking heat dome expected to bring dangerous temperatures to US south-west – Guardian
• ‘The big one’ is coming. How can we prepare for disaster? – AP

Operational Resilience

• Crisis Communications – Security Management Magazine
• FEMA Completes Annual Update to Resilience Analysis and Planning Tool Web Application – FEMA
• Preparing for the incident we haven’t imagined – FireRescue1
• U.S. EPA opens $10.8 million grant window to train water sector workers – Smart Water Magazine
• Power restoration resumes in Gary after NIPSCO crew vehicle struck by gunfire
• US approves new Colorado River rules as reservoirs hit record lows – Smart Water Magazine
• Russia Launches Sabotage Attacks on Weapons Factories in Europe –  Homeland Security Today
• Slovak police thwart arson plot targeting Ukrainian drone maker Skyeton, company confirms – The Kyiv Independent

Extremism/Terrorism

• Albany, New York Woman Charged with ISIS-Inspired Terror Plot Targeting New York State Capitol – DOJ
• 764 Extremist Group Member Sentenced to 77 Years in Prison for Production of Child Sexual Abuse Material and Distribution of Animal Crushing Videos – DOJ
• Tennessee Man Federally Indicted for Politically Motivated Arson Under Joint Task Force Vanguard – DOJ
• A Proactive Approach to Political Violence – Domestic Preparedness
• Extremist Content Online: Pro-ISIS User Requests Monero Donations on RocketChat – Counter Extremism Project