Environment

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National Edition Opinion cover for March 21, 2014 - When climate theory collides with reality (Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times)

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In this photo provided by the U.S. Navy, Lt. j.g. Kyle Atakturk, left, and Lt. j.g. Nicholas Horton, pilot a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon during a mission to assist in search and rescue operations for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 Wednesday March 19, 2014. Military planes from Australia, the U.S. and New Zealand have been searching for the plane in a region over the southern Indian Ocean that was narrowed down from 600,000 square kilometers (232,000 square miles) to 305,000 square kilometers (117,000 square miles). (AP Photo/US Navy, Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric A. Pastor)

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Selamat Omar, 60, father of one of the passengers aboard a missing Malaysia Airlines plane, speaks to the media at a hotel in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Thursday, March 20, 2014. Four military search planes were dispatched Thursday to try to determine whether two large objects bobbing in a remote part of the Indian Ocean were part of a possible debris field of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight. One of the objects spotted by satellite imagery had a dimension of 24 meters (almost 80 feet) and the other one was smaller. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

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A relative of Chinese passengers aboard the missing Malaysia Airlines, MH370, left, is surrounded by journalists as he leaves after learning about the latest debris field found in a remote part of the Indian Ocean near Australia at a hotel in Beijing, China, Thursday, March 20, 2014. Four military search planes were dispatched Thursday to try to determine whether two large objects bobbing in a remote part of the Indian Ocean were part of a possible debris field of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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Hotel staff stand next to messages written to people involved with the missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner MH370 at a hotel in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Thursday, March 20, 2014. Four military search planes were dispatched Thursday to try to determine whether two large objects bobbing in a remote part of the Indian Ocean were part of a possible debris field of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

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This graphic made Wednesday, March 19, 2014 and released by Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) Thursday, March 20, 2014, shows an area in the southern Indian Ocean that the AMSA is concentrating its search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 on. AMSA response division manager John Young has identified their search will cover a massive 600,000 square kilometers (232,000 square miles) area, saying it will take weeks to search thoroughly. Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbot said Thursday that two objects possibly related to the missing Malaysia Airlines flight have been spotted on satellite imagery in the Indian Ocean and an air force aircraft was diverted to the area to try to locate them. (AP Photo/Australian Maritime Safety Authority)

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This Wednesday, March 19, 2014 photo released by the Australia Defence Department, shows Royal Australian Air Force Flight Engineer, Warrant Officer Ron Day from 10 Squadron, on board an AP-3C Orion over the Southern Indian Ocean off the Western Australian coast during a search operation for the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370. Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Thursday that two objects possibly related to the missing flight have been spotted on satellite imagery in the Indian Ocean and an air force aircraft was diverted to the area to try to locate them. (AP Photo/Australia Defence Department, Hamish Paterson)

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In this Wednesday, March 19, 2014 photo released by the Australia Defence Department, Royal Australian Air Force Airborne Electronics Analyst, Flight Sgt. Tom Stewart from 10 Squadron, on board an AP-3C Orion watches a radar screen over the Southern Indian Ocean off the Western Australian coast during a search operation for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Thursday that two objects possibly related to the missing flight have been spotted on satellite imagery in the Indian Ocean and an air force aircraft was diverted to the area to try to locate them. (AP Photo/Australia Defence Department, Hamish Paterson)

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In this March 16, 2014 satellite imagery provided by Commonwealth of Australia - Department of Defence on Thursday, March 20, 2014, a floating object is seen at sea next to the descriptor which was added by the source. Australia's government reported Thursday, March 20, 2014 that the images show suspected debris from the missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner floating in an area 2,500 kilometers (1,550 miles) southwest of Perth Australia. (AP Photo/Commonwealth of Australia - Department of Defence)

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Emily Boyd, 8, of Columbia, S.C. walks along the fence near the Washington Monument which is set to reopen in May, Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 20, 2014. The monument has been closed since 2011 for earthquake damage repairs.) (andrew harnik/the washington times)

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Construction workers take a break near the Washington Monument on Thursday. Construction on the landmark began in late 2012 after an earthquake sent a jolt down the East Coast in August 2011.

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Dozens of federal officials and water experts from New Mexico, Colorado and Texas gather for the Rio Grande Compact Commission's annual meeting in Santa Fe, N.M., Thursday, Mar. 20, 2014. Commissioners heard about the challenges water managers will face due to the effects of drought on the Rio Grande. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

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Colorado Commissioner Dick Wolfe, right, asks a question during the Rio Grande Compact Commission's annual meeting in Santa Fe, N.M., Thursday, Mar. 20, 2014. Commissioners heard from federal experts about the challenges water managers will face due to the effects of drought on the Rio Grande. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

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In this March 3, 2014 image, tumbleweeds crowd the edge of the Rio Grande as it flows through Albuquerque, N.M. Members of the Rio Grande Compact Commission met Thursday, March 20, 2014, in Santa Fe for their annual meeting to discuss management of the river. Federal experts testified that water managers in New Mexico, Colorado and Texas will face challenges this year due to the effects of drought on the river. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)