Scotland records hottest September day in over a 100 years
Temperatures today in some areas were higher than we've seen on a September day since 1906 - but what does that say about climate change?
Last updated 8th Sep 2021
Today (September 8th) has officially ranked as the hottest September day in Scotland for well over a Century.
Charterhall in the Borders reached 28.6 Celsius this afternoon, we haven't had a temperature warmer than that in Scotland since 1906.
But whilst we all enjoy the warm weather, the cause and effect of climate change is looming over us.
That all comes ahead of the Cop 26 conference, which will be held in Glasgow this November.
READ MORE: All you need to know about Cop 26
How we can all fight climate change
Forth 1 is launching our new podcast 'So, you want to save the planet' on Monday (September 13th).
Natalie Crawford-Goodwin and Lewis Michie investigate how we can make changes in our day-to-day life to help make a difference.
From how we travel, to our wardrobe and our food - there's a number of things we can do to reduce our carbon footprint.
Some of the impacts you might not have even considered, like how your household cleaning products are contributing to climate change.
Paula Quazi runs Smol, which describes itself as 'The UK's most loved eco-cleaning brand'.
Paula tells us:
"Our laundry capsule are very small and super concentrated, so we take down all the unnecessary chemicals that are in there.
"Believe it or not, these products have been made for a long time with some things that make you believe they are working.
"For example, chemicals are added to create foam, so that when you look in the washing machine you see foam and think it's working.
"But actually that doesn't do anything for the process."
In the podcast Paula talks us through how Smol manages to retain the same cleaning performance, with less of a carbon footprint.
And we explore other ways of becoming more eco-friendly around our homes, and find out if we are climate heroes, or villains!
How to listen
You can subscribe to 'So, you want to save the planet' across all major podcasting apps now, with the exception of Spotify, which will have the podcast available in time for launch day.
Right now you can listen to a short preview of what's to come, and on Monday not one, not two, but three episodes will land in your inbox.
You can also find it here.