There have been bushfires burning in Victoria’s Gippsland region and New South Wales’ South Coast this week – both areas were heavily damaged during Australia’s Black Summer bushfires four years ago.

Now that rain is falling, flood warnings have been issued.

As a result of climate change, the country has suffered disaster after disaster in recent years.

The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday that this is one of the reasons his government is determined to act on climate change.

As Australia enters its most dangerous fire season in years, dozens of fires have been burning throughout the country.

At least one home has been destroyed by two serious blazes in Gippsland, a rural area in south-east Victoria.

On Tuesday, several homes in the Bega Valley were destroyed by fire, according to New South Wales (NSW) authorities.

Approximately 25,000 hectares (250 square kilometers) of land have been burned across both states, an area roughly five times the size of Manhattan Island.

On Wednesday, however, a large cold front is bringing heavy rain to the south-east of Australia, prompting authorities to warn of potential flash flooding.

In recent years, Australia has suffered severe drought, historic bushfires, record-breaking flooding, and six mass bleaching events on the Great Barrier Reef.

The latest UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report warns that climate change might worsen disasters in the future unless urgent action is taken.