International News: Millions prepare to experience total solar eclipse

By Zoila Palma Gonzalez: Millions in Mexico, the United States and Canada are preparing to view today’s total solar eclipse.

The total solar eclipse will create a celestial spectacle as it makes its way over parts of Mexico, the United States and Canada.

According to CNN, an estimated 32 million people across the US live within the path of totality, or locations where the moon will completely block the face of the sun from view for a few moments.

The solar eclipse will commence over the South Pacific Ocean and begin its journey across North America.

Mexico’s Pacific coast is the first point of totality on the path, expected at 11:07 a.m. PT (2:07 p.m. ET), and the eclipse is expected to end on the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland at 5:16 p.m. local time (3:46 p.m. ET).

NASA noted that those along the center line of the path will see an eclipse that lasts between 3 ½ and 4 minutes.

In the US, a total solar eclipse will be visible for those in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.

Experts noted that during the eclipse, some daytime animals may fall silent, while nocturnal creatures such as crickets may begin to chirp and stir.

Scientists are eager to study why animals behave unusually during the brief moments of eclipses, and the public is invited to participate in some of the research taking place today.

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