Was Charles Hatfield a scientist…or a conman?
In 1915, San Diego was drought-stricken and desperate. So when a man named Charles Hatfield arrived in town claiming he could control the weather, they thought they’d give him a shot. But then when Hatfield got to work…it actually started to rain. And rain. And rain. Listen on Spotify | Apple Podcasts
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Image on home page: “Thunderstorm on August 5, 2017, in Galley Common, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, UK via Wikimedia Commons (colors edited)