Water securityWarming to Affect Water availability for Hydropower, Public Water Supply in Wales Published 4 August 2021 New research shows that as the temperature increases, water supplies in Wales dwindle, leading to shortages for both the hydropower industry and public water consumptions. As the temperature rises, more water will have to be released from reservoirs

IranU.K. Top General: Western Powers Must Retaliate for Iran’s Drone Strike on Oil Tanker By Jamie Dettmer Published 4 August 2021 General Nick Carter, chief of the British Defense Staff, said Western powers need to retaliate for an Iranian drone strike on an oil tanker, which killed a British security guard and the ship’s Romanian captain.

ARGUMENT: Water systems securityWater Systems Vulnerable to Cyberthreats Published 4 August 2021 In February, a hacker tried to manipulate the water utility’s computers in Oldsmar, Fla. so that the level of lye in the water would be raised. Joel Griffin writes that “had the perpetrator not been caught…. this cyber-attack could have resulted in actual

Supply chain resilienceHybrid Cars Twice as Vulnerable to Supply Chain Disruptions as Gas-Powered Cars Published 4 August 2021 The global computer chip shortage has hit car manufacturers especially hard, indicating the importance of supply chain resilience. But hybrid and electric cars contain many other scarce elements and materials, making them more vulnerable to supply chain

Water securityWarming to Affect Water availability for Hydropower, Public Water Supply in Wales Published 4 August 2021 New research shows that as the temperature increases, water supplies in Wales dwindle, leading to shortages for both the hydropower industry and public water consumptions. As the temperature rises, more water will have to be released from reservoirs

WildfiresHow Years of Fighting Every Wildfire Helped Fuel the Western Megafires of Today By Susan J. Prichard, Keala Hagmann, and Paul Hessburg Published 4 August 2021 Why are wildfires getting worse? Climate change is a big part of it. But, ironically, a chronic lack of fire in Western landscapes also contributes to increased fire severity

ARGUMENT: Cyber workforceU.S. Gov. Facing a Severe Cyber Workers Shortage When They Are Needed the Most Published 3 August 2021 The U.S. government is struggling to find and hire cybersecurity workers precisely at the time it needs such workers most in order to protect the government and its cyber systems from an unprecedented, and ever-more-menacing,

CybersecurityU.K., U.S. and Australia Publish Advice to Fix Global Cyber Vulnerabilities Published 3 August 2021 A joint advisory from international allies is offering advice for the most publicly known software vulnerabilities. The cyber agencies share details of the top 30 vulnerabilities routinely exploited by malicious actors in 2020. Advice on countering the most publicly known—and often

CybersecurityU.K., U.S. and Australia Publish Advice to Fix Global Cyber Vulnerabilities Published 3 August 2021 A joint advisory from international allies is offering advice for the most publicly known software vulnerabilities. The cyber agencies share details of the top 30 vulnerabilities routinely exploited by malicious actors in 2020. Advice on countering the most publicly known—and often

ExtremismSocial Media Platforms Do Little to Limit Online Anti-Semitic Content Published 3 August 2021 A new report shows how social media companies fail to act on anti-Jewish hate on their platforms. As a result of their failure to enforce their own rules, social media platforms like Facebook have become safe places to spread racism and