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Photos of the Week: Ice Canoe, Rainbow Mountain, Balloon Debris

Deadly wildfires in southern Chile, a lantern festival in Taiwan, an extremely low tide in Venice, a freight-train derailment in Ohio, scenes of earthquake devastation in Turkey, and much more

By Alan Taylor
A person wearing a parachute in a pack strikes a casual pose in mid-air as they leap from the top of a tall building.
Hasnoor Hussain / Reuters

Deadly wildfires in southern Chile, a lantern festival in Taiwan, an extremely low tide in Venice, a freight-train derailment in Ohio, a volcanic eruption in Indonesia, a unique dining experience in China, scenes of earthquake devastation in Turkey, freezing temperatures in the American Northeast, and much more

About the Author

Alan Taylor is a senior editor at The Atlantic.