EUROPEAN NEWS: Belgium ice festival complains of warm November

   Is global warming something we should be aware of?

Ask this same question to the organizers of an ice sculpture festival in Bruges, Belgium. 

This year they are having more problems that ever because of the warm temperatures.  

   Because of this problem, the festival is using 12 cooling compressors to chill the hall where the sculptors work to prevent the ice from melting. The director Francis Vandendorpe said that the cooling bill will be really high this year and that it is going to be more than expected. Around €10,000 just in the compressors.

   Europe has experienced an unusually warm November. The temperature in Bruges will hit 16c on Sunday and this temperature is not what the festival organizers and sculptors want.
"People are expecting winter, but they don't get winter", said Mr Vandendorpe.

   This is also a problem for the artist because they have complaint about the situation too. "Outside it is too warm, working inside it's too cold." sculptor Kim Arents told AP.