I hadn't heard about that before, but I googled it and this interesting link came up. http://www.skepticalscience.com/ice-age-predictions-in-1970s.htm http://w

I hadn't heard about that before, but I googled it and this interesting link came up. http://www.skepticalscience.com/ice-age-predictions-in-1970s.htm http://www.skepticalscience.com/ice-age-predictions-in-1970s... TL;DR The small number of predictions of an ice age appeared to be much more interesting than those of global warming, so it was those sensational 'Ice Age' stories in the press that so many people tend to remember.