Tomorrow the state of New York expects a million tourists who will travel from all over the country to see the total solar eclipse, that can be perceived only in the northern part of the state, next to the border with Canada, according to Governor Kathy Hochul said today.
A total eclipse has not been observed in New York for 99 years, and tomorrow The best place to see it will be the north of the state, specifically the cities of Buffalo, Jamestown, Rochester and Niagaranext to the famous falls of the same name, where NASA has established the official observation post.
It will be between 3:18 and 3:22 in the afternoon when the phenomenon will take place, but the weather conditions are not going to be the best for observation.: According to tomorrow’s forecasts, cloud cover in the US-Canada border area will be greater than 60%, in contrast to 20% in Arkansas (another state where the eclipse will ‘pass’).
Hochul said that the state has been preparing the event for 17 months, knowing that it will attract visitors who have traveled hundreds or thousands of kilometers to see this moment first-hand and that it will be a great business opportunity for lodging and restaurant professionals. .
In fact, the accommodations offered by Airbnbs, Vrbo and similar platforms are almost full along the route in the country where the total solar eclipse can be seen tomorrow, Monday, according to estimates from AirDNA, a platform dedicated to collecting data on rentals. short term.
Schools across the state have also been preparing students for several days and have organized a viewing of the eclipse tomorrow. -with ad hoc distribution of glasses- even in New York City, where the eclipse will only be partial.
Governor Hochul’s advice was especially detailed for those traveling by car to the eclipse areas: in anticipation of long lines of cars, she recommended that travelers have a full tank, stock up on food and drink in case of traffic jams, and exercise caution. when leaving the roads, due to recent rain or snow.
Total solar eclipse, with an eye on the weather forecast
The total solar eclipse on April 8 will turn the day in parts of Mexico, the United States and Canada into night during the moment in which the Moon covers the bright disk of the Sun, but NASA warns that the visualization of the phenomenon is conditioned by the weather.
The aerospace agency maintains that More than 31 million Americans will have “a front row seat” to witness the total eclipse by being located in the so-called strip of totality, where you can see how the Moon comes between the Earth and the Sun and covers its entire solar disk.
But Cristian Ferradas, a researcher at the Geospatial Physics Laboratory at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, adds weather forecasting to the equation.
“If the sky is not clear, we may see changes in the temperature and behavior of animals while the phenomenon lasts, but we will not see the visual effect of the eclipse at 100%,” he explained.
In fact, the United States National Weather Service, which updates climate predictions and warnings on its website, published this week that “optimal observing conditions are unlikely due to the expected cloudiness.”
“On Monday morning there will be high, thin clouds” and, furthermore, these “will become denser at the time of the eclipse,” detailed the meteorological agency.
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