
Rainmaker Charles Hatfield (San Diego Flood!)
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
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Charles Hatfield and the Rainmakers
Charles Hatfield was one of the men who inspired the modern practice of cloud-seeding. His rain-enhancing tower and pans were erected south of a monument to him in San Diego. The principles of his ground-based chemical-seeding method is still being used today to produce snow for ski enthusiasts.
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In 1915, during a particularly bad drought, San Diego hired rainmaker Charles Hatfield, who gave them more than they bargained for. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli get to know Hatfield, how he tried to make it rain, and what happened in San Diego.
