Melting China

The Chinese are concerned that a rise in global temperatures is effecting their annual ice festival.
Harbin in the far northeast of China is one of the countries coldest cities but has learnt to use this to their advantage. Since 1985 they have held an annual ice festival which now attracts tens of thousands of tourists a year becoming a huge source of income for the city.
Last year the city had the highest temperatures on record and this year the sculptures have started to melt much earlier than usual shortening the tourist season.

BBC News