Green forest fire notification in Australia

Australia Wildfire Supply-Chain Risk Briefing

1) Summary Wildfires that began in Australia on April 9 have been ongoing for approximately one week through April 16, classified as GDACS medium level. While specific affected areas and damage scale have not yet been specified, there is potential for impact on Australia's major industrial regions.

2) Supply-chain impact

• Potential disruption to coal mining and export operations if Australia's eastern coastal regions are affected
• Impact on production and export of major agricultural products including beef, wheat, and dairy products if fires spread to agricultural areas
• Concerns over global iron ore supply-chain instability if fires approach the Pilbara region in Western Australia, a major iron ore production area
• Possible delays in transporting inland resources to ports due to transportation infrastructure (roads, railways) closures
• Expected disruption to energy resource export schedules including LNG and coal if fires approach major port cities

3) Watch points

• Track wildfire spread direction and proximity to major resource production regions (New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia)
• Monitor operations at major ports including Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and confirm any cargo processing delays
• Monitor weather forecasts from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology and firefighting operation progress