(TLP:CLEAR) Supplemental General Security & Resilience Highlights – June 26, 2025

Author: Alec Davison

Created: Thursday, June 26, 2025 - 16:16

Categories: General Security and Resilience

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

Southeast coast eyed for potential tropical impacts around July 4th – AccuWeather
Hundreds of heat records set across U.S. this week – Axios
Wildfire breaks out on mountainside near homes east of Cedar Hills in Utah County – KUTV
How to stay safe during heat waves – and heat stroke warning signs to watch for – Conversation
34 million people in the U.S. may be exposed to dangerous heat today – Washington Post
Droughts will be 35% more costly by 2035, warns latest OECD report – Smart Water Magazine

Operational Resilience

FEMA Updates Free Tool to Help Local Emergency Managers Assess Hazards – FEMA
Map Shows Where Power Outages Have Spread Amid Life-Threatening Heat – Newsweek
How restoring river catchments can minimize drought and flood risks – Conversation
Australian researchers prove world-leading flood sensing technology – Smart Water Magazine
Microgrids keep the lights on for wildfire-prone California facilities – Utility Dive
Summer power bills are going up, federal government warns – Utility Dive
Overshadowed by border dispute, India-Pakistan water security risks grow – Australian Strategic Policy Institute
5G mast in west Belfast deliberately set on fire – BBC News

Extremism/Terrorism