Report: 2005 Will Be Hottest, Stormiest

MONTREAL – This year is likely to go down as the hottest, stormiest and driest ever, making a strong case for the urgent need to combat global warming, a report released Tuesday at the U.N. Climate Change Conference said.

The year 2005, the World Wildlife Fund said, is shaping up as the worst for extreme weather, with the hottest temperatures, most Arctic melting, worst Atlantic hurricane season and warmest Caribbean waters.
It’s also been the driest year in decades in the Amazon, where a drought may surpass anything in the past century, said the report by international environmental group.

AP