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During a severe drought in California 100 years ago, the city of San Diego hired a rainmaker named Charles Hatfield to induce rainfall. Hatfield's methods seemed to work, as San Diego experienced record-breaking rainfall after his intervention. However, the heavy rainfall led to devastating floods and the city refused to pay Hatfield for his services, leading to a lengthy legal battle. Despite the controversy surrounding his methods, Hatfield's rainmaking career continued until his death, and his legacy has sparked ongoing debates about the effectiveness of cloud-seeding and rainmaking techniques.

“I do not make rain. That would be an absurd claim. I simply attract clouds, and they do the rest.”

Charles Hatfield

(via When San Diego Hired a Rainmaker a Century Ago, It Poured - JSTOR Daily)