As we near the end of April, long-awaited sunny days have finally arrived! As I bask in its warmth at a cafe terrace in Amsterdam, I reflect on how much the weather has fluctuated during this past week. Past Monday, for instance, was a day complete with periods of intense rain and wind, surprising hail, and even short-lived moments of cloudless skies and bountiful sun. This Sunday Summary brings you interesting tidbits of climate news that you may have missed during the past week, amidst an undoubtedly-tumultuous series of intense headlines.  In my last Sunday Summary in June 2023 , I discussed the extremely-likely occurrence of an El Niño in the fall period of 2023. Not only did this climate event occur, the beginning of this past week  brought the news that it has officially ended . El Niño is an event that typically happens every two t...