Resiliency News

  1. 75% Of Critical Infrastructure Organizations Endorse 'Secure By Operations' Strategy To Defend Against OT Cyberattacks 9/11/2025

    A newly commissioned global study of over 250 global Operational Technology (OT) critical infrastructure security decision-makers[1], conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Schneider Electric, reveals that 91% of global organizations experienced at least one OT breach or failure in the past 18 months, even with security measures in place.

  2. 130+ Strategies For Resilient Rural Water And Sanitation Across The United States 9/9/2025

    A new report released today by the Pacific Institute, a nonpartisan water think tank, outlines over 130 actionable strategies for rural communities across the United States to strengthen the climate resilience of water and sanitation systems.

  3. TCLF Announces Soak It Up: Los Angeles—Designing For Urban Flooding—Managing The Los Angeles River—Daylong Conference In Los Angeles, Dec. 5 9/3/2025

    The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF), a Washington, D.C.-based education and advocacy non-profit, today announced Soak It Up: Los Angeles, a daylong conference Friday, December 5, 2025, at the Bovard Auditorium at the University of Southern California.

  4. German Students Awarded 2025 Stockholm Junior Water Prize For Flood Warning Innovation 8/27/2025

    Niklas Ruf and Jana Spiller from Germany received the prestigious Stockholm Junior Water Prize 2025 for their work on developing a scalable flood warning system for small streams. H.R.H. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden presented the winners with their award during a ceremony at Stockholm City Hall as part of World Water Week in Stockholm.

  5. 500+ Global Water And Climate Leaders Converging On Reykjavík This October For IDRA Summit On Water And Climate Change: Adaptation And Mitigation 8/22/2025

    The International Desalination and Reuse Association (IDRA) will bring together ministers, CEOs, policymakers, scientists, developers, finance agencies, venture capitalists, sustainability professionals, and innovators from across the globe in Reykjavík from October 12–14, 2025, for the IDRA Reykjavík Summit on Water and Climate Change.

  6. New AI Tool Tracks Early Signs Of Hurricane Formation 8/20/2025

    A research team led by a Ph.D. student at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science has developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can automatically identify and track tropical easterly waves (TEWs)—clusters of clouds and wind that often develop into hurricanes—and separate them from two major tropical wind patterns: the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) and the monsoon trough (MT).

  7. A Week Without Water: Main Break Creates Strife For 200,000 NJ Residents 8/14/2025

    More than 200,000 New Jersey residents have been left with little to no water for the past seven days after a massive water main break. It remains unclear when water services will be restored to the community.

  8. NAWC Announces Rear Admiral (Ret.) Mark Montgomery As Keynote Speaker For Cybersecurity Symposium 8/14/2025

    Rear Admiral (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, a renowned national security and cyber policy expert, will be the keynote speaker at the National Association of Water Companies (NAWC)’s upcoming virtual Cybersecurity Symposium.

  9. EPA Allocates $409.4M To North Carolina To Prepare Local Drinking Water Utilities For Future Natural Disasters 8/11/2025

    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has allocated $409.4M to North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) for public water systems to improve local drinking water utility infrastructure so their systems can better withstand natural disasters.

  10. EPA Announces Availability Of $9M To Protect Drinking Water From Natural Hazards And Cybersecurity Threats 8/5/2025

    Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over $9M in grant funding for midsize and large water systems to help protect drinking water from cybersecurity threats and improve resiliency for extreme weather events.