The 12 August Total Eclipse Puts Spain in the Shadow — and Under the Strain of 446,000 Visitors

Algeria

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Technical and National Perspective · 5 of 9 countries

Algiers details, province by province, a partial eclipse that comes close to totality and recalls the eye precautions required by the CRAAG.

Argentina

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Decentralized Coverage · 2 of 9 countries

Buenos Aires is viewing the total eclipse on August 12 as an event to be followed from abroad, between scientific coverage from NASA and an astrological interpretation presented by Clarín.

Spain

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Crowd and Risk Management · 2 of 9 countries

Spain's capital, Madrid, is gauging the impact of a rare astronomical event not seen since 1905, amid concerns over a tourist rush, overcrowding in Ibiza, and wildfire risks in rural Spain.

United States

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Technical and National Perspective · 5 of 9 countries

The United States is witnessing an eclipse with two distinct outcomes: a spectacular total eclipse for Europe, and a minimal 4% obscuration on American soil, from Alaska to North Carolina.

France

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Technical and National Perspective · 5 of 9 countries

France is experiencing the frustration of almost witnessing a total solar eclipse: up to 99% of the Sun will be obscured in the Southwest on August 12, but outside the path of totality that neighboring Spain will see.

Italy

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Technical and National Perspective · 5 of 9 countries

Rome is gauging the difference between its partially veiled sky and the total spectacle promised to Spain, between Liguria which will nearly reach totality and Sicily which will only see 40 %.

Pakistan

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Decentralized Coverage · 2 of 9 countries

Islamabad views the August 12 eclipse through the British lens and an American scientific mystery, due to a lack of national experience in the path of totality or notable partiality.

Poland

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Technical and National Perspective · 5 of 9 countries

Warsaw is bracing for a partial eclipse: Poland will experience only a partial eclipse on August 12, with noticeable regional variations, and is counting on the peak of the Perseid meteor shower the same night to make the most of the spectacle.

Romania

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Crowd and Risk Management · 2 of 9 countries

Bucharest is warning Romanians traveling to Spain: the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is cautioning against the risk of fire in the Valencia region on August 12, the day of the total eclipse.