(TLP:CLEAR) Supplemental General Security & Resilience Highlights – August 28, 2025

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

• Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kansas to face swift flooding from heavy rain – AccuWeather
• Tropical storms Juliette and Fernand churn over open waters in different oceans – Associated Press
• California and Oregon fire crews battle several blazes as forecasters warn more may spark – The Guardian
• ‘Deadliest in generations’: The Texas floods are the latest in a disturbing pattern – Yale Climate Connections
• What to know about massive dust storms called haboobs in the US Southwest – Associated Press
• FDA approves updated Covid-19 vaccines for limited groups as US cases continue to rise – CNN

Operational Resilience

• Fast Facts: How Do Organizations Approach Intelligence on Different Types of Incidents? – ASIS Online
• Water Conservation And Reuse For Data Centers – Water Online
• Armed drones designed to neutralize school shooters in seconds are being tested in several Florida districts –  New York Post
• USBR invests almost $200 million in water reuse in the Colorado River Basin – Smart Water Magazine
• How Communities Fight Fires With FEMA Fire Management Assistance Grants – FEMA
• John Wilson on Knowing What to Do When Stuff Hits the Ground – Domestic Preparedness
• Do You Work in a Power Outage Hot Spot? – ASIS Online

Extremism/Terrorism

• FBI investigating US school attack as domestic terrorism – as it happened – The Guardian
• Australia expels Iranian diplomats, accuses country of directing antisemitic arson attacks – CBS
• Porepunkah shooting: Weapons stolen from fatally wounded officers, alleged offender a ‘sovereign citizen’ – Sydney Morning Herald
• Active Clubs are white supremacy’s new, dangerous frontier – The Conversation
• Law Enforcement Arrests Suspect Who Made Bomb Threat on ICE Dallas Facility – DHS