It takes approximately seven minutes for a raindrop to fall from the cloud to the ground.
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In 1915, during a historic drought…
In 1915, during a historic drought, San Diego hired a “Rain Maker.” He took the job and soon thereafter there was so much rain that there were floods and a dam even broke. They didn’t pay him though. Too much rain.
In 1915, during a historic drought…
In 1915, during a historic drought, San Diego hired a “Rain Maker.” He took the job and soon thereafter there was so much rain that there were floods and a dam even broke. They didn’t pay him though. Too much rain.
In 1915, a man named Charles Hatfield convinced…
In 1915, a man named Charles Hatfield convinced the town of San Diego that he could create rainfall using a secret mix of chemicals. The city offered to pay him $10,000 if he could end their drought, and the result, a few days later, was the town’s worst flood of the 20th century. 00
A “rainmaker” was hired in 1916 to end a drought…
A “rainmaker” was hired in 1916 to end a drought in San Diego. He was so successful he flooded the city, killing 50. Turns out he had likely developed an early form of cloud seeding.
There is a town in Mexico where people have a huge…
There is a town in Mexico where people have a huge fist fight to summon rain.