The United States and Canada are preparing for the total solar eclipse
The United States and Canada are preparing for the total solar eclipse that will take place this Monday, April 8.
According to NASA, the sky will be darkened for more than four consecutive minutes and will be totally visible in several regions of North America.
In this regard, the United States and Canada are preparing for the total solar eclipse, a highly anticipated astronomical phenomenon that will last for hours, and therefore, the authorities are taking the appropriate measures.
The United States and Canada are preparing for the total solar eclipse and will decree a state of emergency in view of the possible complications that may arise due to the phenomenon, since millions of people are planning to go to the regions where the eclipse will be fully visible.
In this climatic framework, the authorities of Indiana, Kentucky, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma and Texas have asked the citizens to stock up on food, gasoline and water in view of possible incidents in the electric supply, traffic problems due to the crowds in the affected areas and difficulty in accessing supermarkets.
The mayor of Niagara, Jim Diodati, assured the press that up to one million people are expected to come to the falls to see the solar eclipse, which could lead to “major traffic jams, increased demand on emergency services and overloads on the cell phone network”. If the forecasts come true, the largest number of visitors to the city would come in a single day.
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The intention of the United States and Canada preparing for the total solar eclipse is to seek the safety of citizens.
“The goal is to safeguard the health and safety of residents and visitors, in addition to protecting the tourist infrastructure in any scenario that may occur,” added the mayor.
This phenomenon is historic, as it does not occur every year. It will not be until August 12, 2026 that a total solar eclipse will occur again. Thus, it will begin on the Pacific coast of Mexico on Monday morning, will cross the U.S. from Texas to Maine, and will cease to be seen in eastern Canada in the late afternoon, being partially seen in the rest of the American continent.
This Monday, April 8, a total solar eclipse will be visible in more than 15 U.S. states.
“It will cross the entire United States, from Texas to Maine,” explains Nicholeen Viall-Kepko, a researcher at the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
This phenomenon, she explains, “occurs when the Moon is positioned between the Earth and the Sun, completely blocking the Sun’s main ring.”
“The distance between the Earth and the Moon changes. There are times when it is closer and times when it is farther away. In this case the Moon is closer, so, somehow, it makes the Moon look bigger and covers more of the Sun covering its totality”, adds Geronimo Villanueva, planetary scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.
As the weekend passes, the United States and Canada are preparing for the total solar eclipse.
