Thank you for this article touching many details and your detailed responses in the comments.
I looked up Piers Corbyn for a glimpse.
Do you know the work of Jim Lee?
https://weathermodificationhistory.com/ (with a colleague)
https://climateviewer.com/ (articles and references and links to videos he makes about them)
http://climateviewer.org/ (globe map with hundreds of maps, 3D and 2D, also increasingly available for mobile)