Hurricane Alma formed on May 21, 1970 near the peak of the ice age scare.
21 May 1970, 121 – The Miami Herald at Newspapers.com
Florida was having a drought.
25 May 1970, 1 – The Miami Herald at Newspapers.com
US and Soviet scientists were worried about Arctic cooling and expanding Arctic ice, and wanted to melt the Arctic by spreading coal dust on it.
U.S. and Soviet Press Studies of a Colder Arctic – The New York Times
