A prolonged spell of relatively warm and dry conditions across California is rapidly melting the state’s snowpack into creeks, streams and rivers. Hot weather this week will accelerate the melt.

California's snowpack is melting rapidly due to warm weather, with rivers like the Merced and Tuolumne expected to peak soon.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is improving 21 hatcheries to boost salmon and trout populations.

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