- In 1997 Allen Whitt published a groundwater survey in New Mexico. A few years later, he was convicted in CA for a fraudulent 1998 groundwater survey. In 2006, he changed his name to "Allen West, PhD" & masterminded the Younger Dryas impact hypothesis. Read more here: www.boslough.us/blog/the-you...Jan 2, 2026 16:49