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About 1,200 people evacuated from coastal wildfire in northern France

About 1,200 people evacuated from coastal wildfire in northern France

PARIS, Aug 12 - About 1,200 people were evacuated from a campsite due to two wildfires near the beach in the north of France, local officials said on Wednesday.

A partial eclipse will be visible in some of North America.

A partial eclipse will be visible in some of North America.

A partial solar eclipse will be visible in the north

Eclipse excitement sweeps Spain as millions prepare to watch the skies

Stuff

Eclipse excitement sweeps Spain as millions prepare to watch the skies

Spaniards rushed to buy specialised glasses to view a rare total solar eclipse Wednesday, as authorities warned people flocking to rural areas to avoid anything that could spark new wildfires.

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No catch for the day: Pakistan's tuna trade caught in US-Iran crossfire

No catch for the day: Pakistan's tuna trade caught in US-Iran crossfire

In Iranian waters, a strange trade is taking place — Pakistani fishermen exchange subsidised Iranian fuel for high-value tuna, a barter system now under threat from escalating US-Iran tensions . Shah Zamin Khan is among thousands of…

How Scientists Use Eclipses for Research

How Scientists Use Eclipses for Research

It’s a chance not just to study the sun but also space weather, light pollution and even animal behavior.

New space object ‘black hole star’ discovered by astronomers

New space object ‘black hole star’ discovered by astronomers

The object looks like a star the size of our solar system, but produces 100 billion times more energy than any star.

WhatsApp ‘drops’, price hikes and queues in scramble for solar eclipse specs

The Guardian

WhatsApp ‘drops’, price hikes and queues in scramble for solar eclipse specs

Amid doubling prices and fraying tempers, shoppers hunt for elusive eyewear to prepare for rare eclipse of sun • Europe solar eclipse – latest updates A secretive WhatsApp group was pinging with notifications throughout Wednesday, letting…

The Guardian

A Space Expert Hoped to Use the Eclipse as Science Class. The D.J.s Had Other Plans.

Mar Carretero-Castrillo, an astrophysicist, returned to her remote village in Spain to be in the path of totality. Hundreds of partygoers came too.

Europe prepares for first total solar eclipse in 27 years

Al Jazeera

Europe prepares for first total solar eclipse in 27 years

Europe is gearing up for its first total solar eclipse in 27 years.

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Engineers turned dredged sediment into four new Columbia River islands

Times of India

Engineers turned dredged sediment into four new Columbia River islands

In an exciting environmental initiative, dredged sediment is being repurposed to form new islands aimed at habitat restoration. Engineers have meticulously placed this sediment to construct islands and adjacent channels along the river…

Times of India

Millions of people in Iceland and Spain set for 'event of the century' eclipse

Millions of people in Iceland and Spain set for 'event of the century' eclipse

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…

What makes earthquakes so deadly?

As Colombia reels from one of the strongest earthquakes in its recorded history that killed at least 250, just weeks after more than 6,000 deaths in twin quakes in neighbouring Venezuela , many turned to scientists to learn why this series…