there is an In Search Of... episode from the 70's that talks about the impending ice age. in fact, in my 6th grade earth science class, one of our assignments was to calculate the increase in antarctic ice in cubic meters per year. this was about 1981. there was also a chapter on cloud seeding to change the weather. i also found a book called Impossible Possibilities, that talks about a swedish scientist who had documented 60 extra solar planets by 1930. the weirdness just keeps going. thanks for the post. that is cool.