{
  "id": 676490,
  "title": "Millions of people in Iceland and Spain set for 'event of the century' eclipse",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/millions-of-people-in-iceland-and-spain-set-for-event-of-the-century-676490",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-12T15:26:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2022388/millions-of-people-in-iceland-and-spain-set-for-event-of-the-century-eclipse"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Millions of people gathered in Iceland and northern Spain to witness Europe’s first total solar eclipse in 27 years on Wednesday, with Spanish officials warning people to avoid areas where a heatwave has raised the risk of wildfires. Authorities were expecting up to 6 million visitors in mostly rural areas within the eclipse’s path across the north of Spain and the Balearic Islands, said Juan…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}