As California’s drought stretches into a fourth year, the common finger-pointing has taken some ridiculous turns. But strident politics and incriminations offer no solutions to this Golden State mega-problem without a silver lining.  One of the most intriguing options takes into account the largest body of water in proximity, the massive Pacific Ocean. Despite the sea salt within, many believe that desalination on a major scale is a viable solution. Flip②▶ STORIFY  ♥  FLIPBOARD  ★  BLOGGER  ▲ ALTACITIES  ® 1000+ followers on  FLIPBOARD [ View the story "CA 'waterless world' ... except off left coast" on Storify ] "Just keep going. Everybody gets better if they keep at it." ~Ted Williams #dailyqotd #qotd http://t.co/fq1zI7UyVq — Mike Foxworth (@ALTALOMAN) June 24, 2015

Rainmakers and thought leaders abound with ideas and suggestions to deal with the current California drought, but not a one of them can make rain magically appear. Instead, all that we read, for the most part, has to do with what caused the problem (too much population in an historical and perpetual arid land). Just to the left of the West Coast is an abundant supply of water, but the resolve to tap into that source with the technology we already have at our disposal is decades away and some say this will never happen.  Is that true? [ View the story "Right coast vs Left coast and 'CA Dry'" on Storify ]