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Aug 12, 2026

Total solar eclipse sweeps across Europe for first time in 27 years

Millions across Spain, Iceland, and other European countries witnessed a total solar eclipse, the first visible from mainland Europe since 1999. Authorities warned eclipse tourists to avoid fire risks amid ongoing heatwaves.

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▪The Spanish government predicted that the influx of eclipse tourists on August 12, 2026 would generate a 347-million-euro ($400-million) boost to the national economy.
▪The August 12, 2026 eclipse is the first of three total solar eclipses visible across three continents over a 700-day period, a sequence referred to as an eclipse golden age.
▪Spectators gathered across Spain and Iceland cheered, clapped, and expressed intense emotional reactions, with some reporting goosebumps and tears as totality plunged the landscape into darkness.

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