Best Earth Images of the Week - Jan. 11, 2013 By Our Amazing
Planet, 12 January 2013. By Our Amazing Planet, 12 January 2013.
1. Uncommon sight Credit: Jersusalem snow image via Shutterstock
An unusual storm brought snow and chaos to the Middle East
yesterday (Jan. 10). The weather system dumped 4-6 inches (10-15
centimetres) of snow on Jerusalem Wednesday night (Jan. 9) and
yesterday morning, according to Jason Samenow, chief
meteorologist with the Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang.
The same system was responsible for heavy rain and scattered
flooding, before the rain turned to snow, Samenow told Our
Amazing Planet. [Full Story: How a Rare Snowfall Hit Jerusalem,
Middle East] 2. Eerie view The moon and stars may hog all the
glory, but they’re not the only light in the sky at night. The
air itself glows from chemical reactions between oxygen and
nitrogen and other molecules in the atmosphere. The Suomi NPP
satellite caught a massive thunderstorm making waves in the
nightglow above Texas and Oklahoma on A