Brits largely endured frigid temperatures in September – but globally, the story was quite different. Last month was the second-hottest September on record, the EU's climate change programme has revealed. The global average air temperature for September 2024 was 61.1 F (16.17 C), which is 1.31 F (0.73 C) above the September average. What's more, it's just shy of the record set by September 2023 – 61.4 F (16.38 C). Worryingly, experts point to human-cased greenhouse gas emissions as the cause for this latest temperature'anomaly'.

Former VP Joe Biden will speak at the South by Southwest conference highlighting his cancer moonshot. Guests pose for a #GettyGotMe photo during SXSW 2016 in Austin, Texas. They'll be no lack of controversial issues to dissect at this year's SXSW Conference & Festivals, which begins Friday and runs through Mar. And more so than in past years, this year's massive gathering of tech, film and music enthusiasts – usually equated with tech innovation and startups – will have a stronger-than-ever focus on politics. Former Vice President Joe Biden and CNN's Van Jones are scheduled to speak.

FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2017, file photo, former Vice President Joe Biden speaks about his Cancer Moonshot initiative and preventable patient safety at the 5th Annual Work Patient Safety, Science and Technology Summit in Dana Point, Calif. Organizers of South By Southwest said Monday, March 6, that Biden will give a speech on Sunday, March 12 at the festival in Austin, Texas, about about his cancer-fighting initiative. They'll be no lack of controversial issues to dissect at this year's SXSW Conference & Festivals, which begins Friday and runs through Mar. And more so than in past years, this year's massive gathering of tech, film and music enthusiasts – usually equated with tech innovation and startups – will have a stronger-than-ever focus on politics. Former Vice President Joe Biden and CNN's Van Jones are scheduled to speak.