(TLP:CLEAR) Supplemental General Security & Resilience Highlights – February 19, 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

• Ohio Valley faces 1st severe weather in months Thursday – AccuWeather
• More than 300,000 acres scorched in Northwest Oklahoma, Kansas – KOSU
• California walloped by winter storm with high winds and heavy rain and snow – AP
• Western US gripped by extreme snow drought: ‘I’ve never seen a winter like this’ – Guardian
• El Nino is brewing: Here’s what it means for US weather in 2026 – AccuWeather
• Assessing the U.S. Temperature and Precipitation Analysis in January 2026 – NOAA
• What northern NZ’s wet and sticky summer reveals about our warming atmosphere – Conversation
• Scientists thought they understood global warming. Then the past three years happened. – Washington Post

Operational Resilience

• Climate change risk index and municipal bond disclosures of United States drinking water utilities – Nature
• Energy spending climbs to 40% of utility operating budgets, pushing digital optimization – Smart Water Magazine
• Water challenges in the growing AI data center industry – Water World Magazine
• U.S. Interior Dept. proceeds with post-2026 Colorado River guidelines to ensure system stability – Smart Water Magazine
• Why do disasters still happen, despite early warnings? Because systems are built to wait for certainty – Conversation
• California announces investigation into delayed evacuation orders during LA-area wildfire – AP
• Fairfield [ME] man charged after gunfire damages three CMP substations in Kennebec County – WMTW
• Copper wire theft stalls light rail service before Seahawks Super Bowl parade – Fox 13
• Reports of ‘possible biological lab’ prompt police, FBI search of east Las Vegas home – KTNV

Extremism/Terrorism

• Man Who Intentionally Set Fire To San Jose Post Office Pleads Guilty To Arson – DOJ
• Metro teen linked to extremist network suspected in SE OKC church fire, multiple vandalism cases – KWTV-News9
• Wimauma teen tied to Neo-Nazi satanic group, charged with terrorism, child porn – ABC News Tampa Bay
• Anti-ICE Antifa member arrested on federal charges of Cyberstalking and Threatening Communications after allegedly calling for the murder and assault of federal immigration officers in Minneapolis – DOJ
• Queensland PhD candidate accused of plotting to firebomb Australia Day event wanted AI-driven society, court hears – Guardian