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  "id": 704970,
  "title": "PHOTO ESSAY: In Pictures: Total solar eclipse sweeps across Europe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/photo-essay-in-pictures-total-solar-eclipse-sweeps-across-europe",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-12T22:26:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Maverick",
    "slug": "daily-maverick",
    "url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-08-12-in-pictures-total-solar-eclipse-sweeps-across-europe/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A total solar eclipse swept across parts of Europe, with totality visible in Spain, Portugal, Iceland, and Greenland. The eclipse was also visible as a partial eclipse across much of Europe, the UK, and parts of North Africa. This was the first mainland total solar eclipse in Europe since 1999.\n\nThe eclipse was witnessed by millions, with large crowds gathering at viewing sites across the UK and Europe. In Iceland, hotel room prices surged to over $1,000 per night in the capital, Reykjavik, a 212% increase above the city's average rate. According to Spain's secretary of State for science, up to 6 million visitors were expected in mostly rural areas within the eclipse's path across the north of Spain and the Balearic Islands.\n\nThe path of the total eclipse began in Siberia, then curved around the Arctic Ocean, arriving in Iceland before sweeping southwards to treat the UK to a partial view. The next total solar eclipse is expected in August 2027, visible across northern Africa, according to NASA.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Space.com",
        "title": "Total solar eclipse 2026 has begun. Here are the first views of totality",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/total-solar-eclipse-2026-has-begun-here-are-the-first-views-of",
        "published": "2026-08-12T18:05:08.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}