Environment
Latest Stories
FLOOD_0521
A Fairfax County fire official walks past a pile of flood-damaged personal belongings from the Boyd family home on Sept. 9, 2011, as residents cleaned up from the flooding on Arlington Terrace in the Huntington neighborhood of Alexandria, Va., after heavy rains pounded the region. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
FLOOD_0505
Timothy Allen Boyd carries flood-damaged debris from the basement of his parents' home on Sept. 9, 2011, as residents cleaned up from the flooding on Arlington Terrace in the Huntington neighborhood of Alexandria, Va., after heavy rains pounded the region. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
FLOOD_0500
Flood-damaged personal belongings from the Boyd family home dry out on the front lawn on Sept. 9, 2011, as residents cleaned up from the flooding on Arlington Terrace in the Huntington neighborhood of Alexandria, Va., after heavy rains pounded the region. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
FLOOD_0483
A clean-up crew removes debris and discarded belongings on Sept. 9, 2011, as residents cleaned up from the flooding on Arlington Terrace in the Huntington neighborhood of Alexandria, Va., after heavy rains pounded the region. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
FLOOD_0453
Mirna Quinteros wrings a wet shirt on Sept. 9, 2011, as she and others help to clean neighbor Alex Reyes' flooded basement on Arlington Terrace in the Huntington neighborhood of Alexandria, Va., after heavy rains pounded the region. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
FLOOD_0413
A postal worker delivers a package to Mirna Quinteros (center) on Sept. 9, 2011, as she and Rosa Mendoza help to clean clothes from neighbor Alex Reyes' flooded basement on Arlington Terrace in the Huntington neighborhood of Alexandria, Va., after heavy rains pounded the region. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
FLOOD_0361
A man walks Sept. 9, 2011, in a steady rain through Arlington Terrace in the Huntington neighborhood of Alexandria, Va., as residents attempted to clean up after heavy rains flooded the area. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
FLOOD_0343
Dan Chavka talks Sept. 9, 2011, with building inspectors on his front porch as he and other residents attempted to clean up from the flooding on Arlington Terrace in the Huntington neighborhood of Alexandria, Va., after heavy rains pounded the region. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
FLOOD_0333
A home on Arlington Terrace in the Huntington neighborhood of Alexandria, Va. is labeled on Sept. 9, 2011, with a sticker deeming by authorities as unsafe for occupancy or usage after heavy rains flooded the region. The stickers were posted on a number of houses as a precautionary measure until proper inspections can be made. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
FLOOD_0307
Rosa Mendoza (left) and Mirna Quinteros help clean clothes from neighbor Alex Reyes' flooded basement on Arlington Terrace in the Huntington neighborhood of Alexandria, Va. on Sept. 9, 2011, after heavy rains pounded the region. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
FLOOD_0247
Homberto Mendoza takes a breather Sept. 9, 2011, while helping friend Alex Reyes clean out the flooded basement at Mr. Reyes' Arlington Terrace home in the Huntington neighborhood of Alexandria, Va., after heavy rains pounded the region. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
FLOOD_0217
In ankle-deep water, Marlon Reyes helps clean the basement of his brother's house on Arlington Terrace in the Huntington neighborhood of Alexandria, Va., on Sept. 9, 2011, after heavy rains flooded the region. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
FLOOD_0134
Titus Boyd talks Sept. 9, 2011, about having to evacuate his bedridden 87-year-old mother from her home on Arlington Terrace in the Huntington neighborhood of Alexandria, Va., after heavy rains flooded the region. "All we got is each other" Mr. Boyd said. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
Power Outage_Live.jpg
Traffic on Crown Valley Parkway in Mission Viejo, Calif., is gridlocked Sept. 8, 2011, at rush hour after the massive power outage left most of south Orange County without electricity, shutting down all of the traffic signals. (Associated Press/Los Angeles Times)
Japan Earthquake_Live.jpg
A man on a bicycle passes by a large ship on Sept. 9, 2011, in Kesennuma, Miyagi prefecture in northeastern Japan. The ship was washed ashore six months earlier by a devastating tsunami. (Associated Press)
FLOODING_011_09082140
An Alexandria firefighter boat crew heads towards Strayer university on Eisenhower avenue, where students are trapped due to rising flood waters in Alexandria, Va., on Thursday, September 8, 2011. Rain associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee caused flash floods. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)
FLOODING_010_09082140
Rescue workers block road access as flood waters rise on Eisenhower Avenue in Alexandria, Va., on Thursday, September 8, 2011. Rain associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee caused flash floods. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)
FLOODING_006_09082140
Passengers stranded by flood waters get out of their vehicles to check for possible ways to make it to high ground in Alexandria, Va., on September 8, 2011. Rain associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee caused flash floods. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)
FLOODING_005_09082139
Cars lay abandoned under the I-495 ramp due to a flash flood that occured in Alexandria, Va., on Thursday, September 8, 2011. Rain associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee caused flash floods. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)
flood_0554
A large section of Route 103 on the Glenville, N.Y. side of Lock 9 collapsed into the Mohawk River due to rising flood water Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011. (AP Photo/The Daily Gazette, Peter R. Barber) TROY, SCHENECTADY; SARATOGA SPRINGS; ALBANY AND AMSTERDAM OUT
