(TLP:CLEAR) Supplemental General Security & Resilience Highlights – January 29, 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

• US East Coast bomb cyclone could bring heaviest snow in decades to North Carolina – AccuWeather
• Bitter cold grips the eastern US as winter storm deaths rise and power outages linger – AP
• How the polar vortex and warm ocean intensified a major US winter storm – Conversation
• One more tornado added to count from Sunday’s storms – AL.com
• Where did southern Australia’s record-breaking heatwave come from? – Conversation
• Assessing the Global Temperature and Precipitation Analysis in 2025 – NOAA
• South Carolina measles outbreak is largest in US since measles was declared eliminated – CNN

Operational Resilience

• New FEMA Archived Flood Data Website Available – FEMA
• Texas data center expansion poses emerging risks to water resources, report finds – Water World Magazine
• 3 Maryland men charged with stealing millions in copper materials linked to organized crime, deputies say – WTOP News
• New Mexico launches satellite-based leak detection program for rural water systems – Smart Water Magazine
• DOE expands use of emergency orders amid winter freeze – Utility Dive
• Mexico and US look for new deal in long-running battle over 80-year old water treaty – Conversation
• Building a Smarter Wildfire Innovation Ecosystem – RAND
• Growing up alongside deadly fires inspired me to study them – and fight flames with swarms of drones – Conversation

Extremism/Terrorism

• Teen admits he wanted to join ISIS, tried to kill N.J. cop to ‘promote terrorism’ – NJ.com
• Germany plans crackdown on far-left militants after Berlin power grid attack – Reuters
• Germany arrests suspected Hamas member over alleged attack plot – BBC News
• Montreal Man Who Allegedly Threatened to Bomb Public Transit Facing New Terrorism Charge – Homeland Security Today
• Extremist Content Online: Pro-ISIS RocketChat User Posts Alleged AI Conversation Regarding Explosives Use; White Supremacist Youth Club Propaganda Includes Audio From Notorious National Action Video – Counter Extremism Project