The Week in Photos: From Solar Cars in Australia to Wind Power in France

Pacific Standard Staff
October 14, 2017
A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard’s daily photo feature.
Onlookers inaugurate the first French offshore wind turbine on October 13th, 2017, in the port of Saint-Nazaire, France.
A team member from the Netherlands prepares their vehicle,
A team member from the Netherlands prepares their vehicle, “Nuna9,” for racing on day two of the 2017 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge on October 9th, 2017, in Dunmarra, Australia.

(Photo: Mark Kolbe/Getty Images/SATC)

French farmers march their animals through the streets of Lyon on October 9th, 2017, to draw attention to rising wolf attacks on sheep herds, and to protest the government's plan for an organized cull.
French farmers march their animals through the streets of Lyon on October 9th, 2017, to draw attention to rising wolf attacks on sheep herds, and to protest the government’s plan for an organized cull.

(Photo: Jean-Philippe Ksiazek/AFP/Getty Images)

A woman looks at the wreckage of her burned home in Santa Rosa, California, on October 10th, 2017. Firefighters were battling 17 large wildfires, which have left at least 13 people dead, thousands homeless, and ravaged the state's wine country.
A woman looks at the wreckage of her burned home in Santa Rosa, California, on October 10th, 2017. Firefighters were battling 17 large wildfires, which have left at least 13 people dead, thousands homeless, and ravaged the state’s wine country.

(Photo: Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images)

Opposition supporters block streets during a protest in Kisumu, Kenya, on October 11th, 2017. Supporters of Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga took to the streets after his withdrawal from a presidential election plunged the country into uncharted waters.
Opposition supporters block streets during a protest in Kisumu, Kenya, on October 11th, 2017. Supporters of Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga took to the streets after his withdrawal from a presidential election plunged the country into uncharted waters.

(Photo: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images)

A man gestures while a municipal worker fumigates the area to prevent mosquitos from breeding in Chennai, India, on October 12th, 2017. Several cases of the mosquito-borne virus dengue have been reported from the state capital and adjoining areas, officials said, with 27 disease-related deaths reported in Tamil Nadu state.
A man gestures while a municipal worker fumigates the area to prevent mosquitos from breeding in Chennai, India, on October 12th, 2017. Several cases of the mosquito-borne virus dengue have been reported from the state capital and adjoining areas, officials said, with 27 disease-related deaths reported in Tamil Nadu state.

(Photo: Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty Images)

Onlookers inaugurate the first French offshore wind turbine on October 13th, 2017, in the port of Saint-Nazaire, France.
Onlookers inaugurate the first French offshore wind turbine on October 13th, 2017, in the port of Saint-Nazaire, France.

(Photo: Loic Venance/AFP/Getty Images)

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