Florida building collapseFlorida Condo Collapse – Searching for Answers about What Went Wrong in Surfside Can Improve Building Regulation By Norb Delatte Published 29 June 2021 How does a building stand for 40 years and then collapse, perhaps with little or no warning? Why did it collapse so that part of the building stayed up,

ExtremismBlack Nationalist Arrested Following Shooting of Florida Officer Published 29 June 2021 On 26 June, following a 56-hour manhunt, multiple law enforcement agencies were involved in the arrest of Othal Toreyanne Resheen Wallace just outside of Atlanta, Georgia. Wallace has been affiliated with the Not F*cking Around Coalition (NFAC), a paramilitary group that advocates for

Supply chain securitySupply Chains Have a Cyber Problem By Jonathan William Welburn Published 29 June 2021 If it wasn’t clear before the cyberattacks on, JBS S.A. and Colonial Pipeline, it’s now painfully clear that the intersection of cyberattacks and supply chains creates a wicked new form of risk—and the stakes are as much about national

Seeing through wallsUsing Radio Signals to Image Hidden and Speeding Objects Published 29 June 2021 Radio signals can create real-time images and videos of hidden and moving objects, helping firefighters find escape routes or victims inside buildings filled with fire and smoke. The technique could also be used to track hypersonic objects such as missiles

Water securityColorado River’s Low-Flow Sheds Light on Eventual New Normal for Grand Canyon Published 29 June 2021 The Colorado River follows a 1,450-mile route generally southwest from north central Colorado to just east of Las Vegas. From there it turns south to form Arizona’s western border with Nevada and California, and then the border between

ExtremismWho is Germany’s ‘New Right’? By Ben Knight Published 28 June 2021 For the first time ever, the Bundesverfassungsschutz (BfV), Germany’s domestic intelligence agency, included a section on the “New Right” in its annual catalog of political extremists in Germany. The BfV said that the tag refers to an “informal network” of individuals and organizations

ExtremismAl Qaeda Renews Its Focus on Anti-Semitism and Attacking Israel Published 28 June 2021 For decades, Al Qaeda has used the issue of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to rally support for themselves and unify disparate Islamist movements under its banner. The terrorist organization, however, has failed to carry out attacks against Israel or against Jews in

Disaster responseDisaster Response and Mitigation in an AI World Published 28 June 2021 Accurately forecasting the movement of natural disasters—wildfires, floods, hurricanes, windstorms, tornados, and earthquakes—gives first responders a jump, allowing them to take measures to reduce damage, conduct advanced resource planning, and increase infrastructure restoration time. After the destructive California wildfires of 2019, the U.S.

Water securityHarvesting Fresh Water from Humidity around the Clock Published 28 June 2021 Fresh water is scarce in many parts of the world and must be obtained at great expense. Communities near the ocean can desalinate sea water for this purpose, but doing so requires a large amount of energy. Further away from the coast,

Coastal challengesFor Flood-Prone Cities, Seawalls Raise as Many Questions as They Answer By Gary Griggs Published 28 June 2021 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, whose mission includes maintaining waterways and reducing disaster risks, has recently proposed building large and expensive seawalls to protect a number of U.S. cities, neighborhoods and shorelines from coastal storms