Jerusalem blanketed in snow as winter weather intensifies

Snow began falling in Jerusalem Thursday morning in the heaviest December storm since 1953. 

The winter weather system intensified across the country since beginning Tuesday night.

A snowstorm hit Mount Hermon on Thursday, after dozens of centimeters of snow have accumulated on the mount since Tuesday. Snow also pelted the northern city of Safed on Thursday evening. Dozens of millimeters of rain have fallen in the Gush Dan (the Tel Aviv area), Sharon and Galilee regions since Wednesday night .... http://www.haaretz.com

Antarctica Hit Record Cold Temperature So Ridiculously Low It Hurts Just Hearing About It

Feeling chilly? Here's cold comfort: You could be in East Antarctica which new data says set a record for soul-crushing cold.

Try 135.8 degrees Fahrenheit below zero. Better yet, don't. That's so cold scientists say it hurts to breathe.

A new look at NASA satellite data revealed that Earth set a new record for coldest temperature recorded. It happened in August 2010 when it hit -135.8 degrees. Then on July 31 of this year, it came close again: -135.3 degrees .... http://www.huffingtonpost.com