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A chessboard pattern. the river is the lifeline of harbin city and in the winter the source of the construction material for a city of ice. this is what it will look like when its finished the famous ice festival will open soon hundreds of thousands of visitors will come to have fun in the cold as they marvel the elaborate ice structures. but first comes the hard work the ice has to be lifted out of the river a block of ice can weigh up to one thousand kilos in the few weeks before the festival ...

Accepted upon motherhood. a very personal film about the suffering of childless women in not adjourn. the fruitless tree starting january fourteenth on d w. s. down to zero sky is one of put doors and last ice merchants are now seventy four he cuts out ice blocks by hand from the chamber also glacier to sell at the local market but modern refrigeration technology and climate change pose a threat to his profession nevertheless baltazar is determined to pass this time honored tradition on to the y...

Youre in the wrong place at the wrong time when one of these ice blocks decides to tumble over, you have tragedy and people die. >> yeah. ed, these avalanches, is there anything that man does, the fact that were on this glacier, are we doing anything to make things less stable there? >> no. i mean, were -- you know, if you look at the ice fall and you see people climbing in the ice fall, theyre minuscule compared to this gigantic mass of ice. you can be there in the daytime, you can be there in ...

Of a split. they have to decide because the window for climbing is narrow. they dont have much longer, perhaps until the end of may, alex. >> right. okay. thank you, duncan. a bit earlier today, i spoke with the expert mountaineer and author of "the mountain, my time on everest," and heres what he said about the notoriously dangerous area. >> its between base camp and camp one and its an area of the khumbu glacier as its sliding down the mountain at about three feet per day. its starting to br...

The worlds tallest peak. joining me now is someone who knows that peak all too well. ed biesters. he wrote "the mountain, my time on everest." thank you for being here. we appreciate your time. i know youve sum meted this mountain seven times. talk about this mountain, the popcorn field where it happened. >> its directly above base camp and between base camp and camp one. its the area of the glacier as its sliding down the mountain at three feet per day. its starting to break up and cause a jumb...

In texas theyre chilling out in cooling centers. >> it helps me a lot because i wont be out there all sweaty and wondering where im going to lay my head or whats going to happen to me. >> reporter: out west the big concern continues to be wildfires. firefighters quickly put out this raging brushfire in palmdale, north of los angeles. and there is word the most destructive fire in colorados history is finally contained. zoos across the country are also taking extra precautions in these hot and dr...

Column. he was impressed to see these ice blocks flying in the sky for hundreds of meters just below the helicopter. really, really ice. jon: right. the ice blocks being hurled out of the crater. well, they are some incredible pictures, and we very much appreciate you sharing them with us. stay safe as you go back into the volcano in the next hour or so, marco fulle, thank you. >> yeah, yeah. we are flying in one hour, in fact. jon: wow. good for you. jane: would you do it, mr. pilot? jon: i wou...