Huh, not so cool after all

[dvandom]

A lot of SF in the 1970s involved the idea of global cooling, that we might be going into a new ice age (or just continuing with the previous one, which never really ended). It was prevalent enough that kiddie-SF picked up on the trope.

Turns out scientists didn't take it seriously for more than an eyeblink, if ever.

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[wtimmins.livejournal.com]

Well, the ice age is already here... it never ended. Which, dvandom, you mention, but it's a pet peeve so I must beat my chest:

This drives me nuts with science programs, which really should know better.

The ice age has lasted several million years; what is called ice ages in a smaller sense are, more properly, glaciations within the ice age.

[dvandom.livejournal.com]

As long as we don't get Ice Age 3. One sequel was too much. :)