Environment

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An aerial view shows a boat crossing an area of the oil spill in an offshore field operated by Chevron at the Bacia de Campos in Rio de Janeiro. (Associated Press)

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Skaters pour out on to the ice after a pass of the Zamboni during the opening weekend of the National Gallery of Art sculpture garden ice rink. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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A 19th-Century child's watery gravesite is visible in Bluffton, Texas, because the water level of Lake Buchanan has been receding as drought shrinks the state's largest inland lake. "Most people in Texas probably didn't realize what was under these lakes," says a Texas historical commission official.

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The crest level from two major floods is marked on the side of the Wilmington, Vt., Police Department building. Many of the town's businesses were severely damaged by flooding from Tropical Storm Irene this summer and have not reopened. (Associated Press)

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Tiger Woods of the U.S. team dons a cap after receiving it from Australian fans at the Presidents Cup. The Americans won 19-15 to improve to 7-1-1 in the series. (Associated Press)

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Wake Forest's Chris Givens breaks through the Maryland defense Saturday during the second half. The Demon Deacons gained 350 of their 514 total yards after halftime. (Associated Press)

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Sgt. Scott Moore and his guest, actress Mila Kunis stand during the National Anthem at the 236th Marine Corps birthday ball for 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division in Greenville, N.C., on Friday Nov. 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Cpl. Johnny Merkley)

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Maryland quarterback C.J. Brown threw for 186 yards and score and ran for 110 more, but the Terps fell for the seventh time in a row, 31-10 to Wake Forest. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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Maarten van Aalst, leading climate specialist for the Red Cross and Red Crescent, speaks about how climate change will affect people and assets during the presentation of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report at a press conference at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, in this April 11, 2007 file photo. Top international climate scientists and disaster experts meeting in Africa had a sharp message Friday Nov. 18, 2011 for the world's political leaders: Get ready for more dangerous and "unprecedented extreme weather" caused by global warming. (AP Photo/Keystone, Salvatore Di Nolfi, File)

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The town of Minamisanriku is seen eight months after it was destroyed by the March 11 tsunami, in northeast Japan, Friday, Nov. 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Greg Baker)

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Offensive lineman Kory Lichtensteiger suffered extensive damage to his knee on Oct. 16, 2011, against the Philadelphia Eagles. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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People stand atop the traffic wall as greet people stuck in traffic as a combination of different protest groups converge on the Key Bridge in Washington, DC, Thursday, November 17, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr. / The Washington Times)

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People stand atop the traffic wall as greet people stuck in traffic as a combination of different protest groups converge on the Key Bridge in Washington, DC, Thursday, November 17, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr. / The Washington Times)

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People stand atop the traffic wall as greet people stuck in traffic as a combination of different protest groups converge on the Key Bridge in Washington, DC, Thursday, November 17, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr. / The Washington Times)

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Maryland quarterback C.J. Brown will make his fourth start Saturday against Wake Forest. He has thrown for 490 yards with five touchdowns and four interceptions this season, and also has 387 yards on the ground with three scores. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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Former Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu swears in before testifying Nov. 17, 2011, in Washington before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce's investigations panel on the department's handling of federal loans to solar panel manufacturer Solyndra. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)

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Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu testifies Nov. 17, 2011, in Washington before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce's investigations panel on the department's handling of federal loans to solar panel manufacturer Solyndra. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)