Drought-plagued California tries to drink the ocean (hold the salt)

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By Amelia UrryMar 4, 2014, 8:29 am32 pts
Despite the pugnacious storms that had California on the ropes this past weekend, the state is still in the middle of a record-making drought. The snowpack in the Sierra Nevada Mountains is well under half its usual level for this time of year, and there’s almost certainly no way to catch up this late in the…

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