Solar Eclipse Darkens Europe
A rare solar eclipse drew crowds and raised travel demand across Europe and beyond.
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Updated Aug 12, 7:18pm ETEvery side, every morning
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A total solar eclipse crossed Europe on Aug. 12, putting about 15.2 million people in totality and marking the continent’s first such event since 1999. The path ran from the Arctic across Greenland and Iceland to northern Spain and a small part of Portugal, with partial phases visible across much of Europe, the UK and parts of North America. In Spain, millions gathered for the country’s first total eclipse in more than a century, despite heat, wildfire warnings and strained lodging capacity.
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