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Complete coverage: Gearing up for a total solar eclipse in Western New York
Preparations are underway in Western New York for a total solar eclipse on April 8. Here is our complete coverage.
It was a darkness deeper than that of any storm, The Buffalo Evening News said in 1925 of the eclipse in Buffalo.
The total solar eclipse that will focus the world's attention on Western New York on April 8 has people asking a question that usually does not need to be asked: Is it OK to look at the sun?
Thomas Luby, Buffalo's new emergency services manager, isn't just focused on snowstorms. He's looking ahead to the April 8 total solar eclipse.
Western New York will be in prime viewing territory for the total solar eclipse taking place April 8, and visitors are paying high – yes, even astronomical – prices for lodging in the area.
Here's a look at some area events leading up to the solar eclipse on April 8.
Niagara Falls is getting widespread praise as a prime destination for viewing April's total solar eclipse, and Canadian and American civic leaders are bracing for hundreds of thousands of visitors.
Chances are good that clouds will figure into the total solar eclipse on April 8 in Buffalo, but in many other years, they would be worse.
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Astronomer Tim Collins wants folks in the Buffalo Niagara region on the centerline of totality to stay where they are for the best view of the eclipse, and for everyone to prepare for traffic jams.
Minor league baseball teams in several cities are planning eclipse-related events in their ballparks because the cosmic phenomenon is on a Monday, which has become the traditional weekly day off on the minor league calendar.
With the much-anticipated total solar eclipse just over a month away, the days leading up to it are filled with many corresponding events that not only prepare us for the eclipse but celebrate it as well.
Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to travel to the Buffalo Niagara region next month for a once-in-a-lifetime total solar eclipse – and first responders are hard at work getting ready for them.
Hundreds of thousands of people from across the country and world are expected to flock to Western New York to watch the moon totally block out the sun for nearly four minutes.
The cloud cover possibilities for the total eclipse on April 8 in Western New York have more complexities than just cloudy vs. sunny.
Most schools in Western New York will have the day off when the total solar eclipse occurs April 8. Portville Central School District is going in a different direction.
Mayor Byron W. Brown and members of the City’s Eclipse Task Force are encouraging Buffalo residents to “take this event seriously and prepare in advance, much like they would for a winter storm."
You need only slip down to Sahlen Field to see the eclipse come April 8. You can see it other places, too, but where else offers the serendipity of a spot where Twain once lived — and where Bisons hit moonshots?
A single pair of the eclipse viewing glasses will be made available to each of the first 500 visitors who attend each day of the Plantasia show from March 14 to 17 at The Fairgrounds Event Center in Hamburg. Penn Dixie Fossil and Nature Preserve in Blasdell is teaming up with Plantasia to offer the free glasses.
The Buffalo Museum of Science and the Wadsworth Ferguson Planetarium at Buffalo State University are busy getting ready for the total solar eclipse.
It is almost time for the April 8 total eclipse, and local organizations continue to offer free programming to help us prepare. Here is a look at some new additions and continuing programs.
There's no need to be content watching totality from your neighbor's lawn when there are interesting places that offer expansive skies and unique opportunities you might have never considered doing during a total eclipse.
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday launched an effort to protect people from scams, fake merchandise and phony accommodation listings during the solar eclipse next month. She also announced additional options for acquiring eyewear that is made for safely viewing the eclipse.
The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority said it will tell its drivers to stop their buses during the period that Western New York is in the path of totality during the solar eclipse.
If you want to avoid the massive crowds and crush of traffic but are still looking for a fun place to go view the eclipse, here are some other options.
From UB to SUNY Niagara, check out the eclipse-viewing events happening on area college campuses.
State officials have been planning for the event for about 18 months, with the goal being to avoid traffic jams and people running out of food, water and fuel before, during and after the 2 1/2 hours it will take for the path of the eclipse to move through the state.
John Rozbicki of the National Weather Service in Buffalo said Monday morning that any forecast this far out is likely to change many times.
Looking after boaters wasn't something the county was expecting, but it's yet another thing to plan for on a day when emergency services already will be stretched thin.
UB ophthalmologists and residents are planning a post-eclipse eye clinic to check out any optical concerns on the part of eclipse viewers in Buffalo.
We would like to get the answers to questions readers might still have about the April 8 eclipse. Send them to us by April 1.
Teaching about the eclipse is an opportunity in both obvious and profound ways, said Michael Humphrey, president of the Buffalo Astronomical Association. He's always pleased if he “opens minds” with his talks, if children caught in the rhythm and pressures of everyday life abruptly see something more in the wonders of the sky.
From eclipse-watching opportunities to working from home, here's what area businesses are doing on April 8.
Many businesses are altering their hours temporarily during the eclipse. Here are a few of the changes that will be happening.
"This is an event that rises above the noise, the info overload, the cynicism. It keeps its mystery. As much as I read about it, I still don’t know what to expect. That’s exciting," writes Elizabeth Licata.
Western New York hospitals have made preparations for the total solar eclipse, a once-in-a-generation event that could lure hundreds of thousands of people to the region.
AccuWeather's seven-day forecast for that afternoon calls for partly sunny conditions, with 38% cloud cover and 10-mile visibility.
Here's a look at some of the eclipse-viewing parties at local breweries on April 8 that also have an eclipse-related beer.
Buffalo City Hall will be closed all day on Monday, April 8. Niagara Falls City Hall offices will be closed at noon April 8
There are places other than Buffalo that could offer a better chance of viewing the celestial show, according to the U.S. Climate Normals historical weather-based interactive map.
Several golf courses in Western New York will be open for tee times on Monday. Some will also have special events with activities for nongolfers.
Forty overhead signs and about 60 portable signs will help alert motorists to conditions ahead.
Canadian astronaut Col. Jeremy Hansen will be featured in several local venues leading up to the total eclipse of the sun on Monday, Destination Niagara USA announced.
Social media has lit up with complaints from users who say their reservations were canceled by hotels – even though some had booked rooms as early as a year ago.
Western New York television news departments will have to navigate a unique situation Monday concerning how to cover the eclipse.
Parks officials are asking the public to follow staff direction on parking and staying in properly marked designated areas and staying on trails.
The start of Buffalo's spring bulk trash collection has been eclipsed by the solar eclipse.
Dr. Robert H. Gowdy, a physics professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, explains what you need to know about the April 8 eclipse.
Local businesses are commemorating the eclipse with creative, limited-edition food.
Teachers across WNY have already explained to students the basics of the April 8 total solar eclipse. Their work in the classroom has laid the foundation for parents or other family members to guide kids through a once-in-a-lifetime event.
The Thruway's eastbound lanes will be closed between Westfield, Exit 60, and Fredonia, Exit 59, for 14 hours – between 5 p.m. Friday and 7 a.m. Saturday – to conduct emergency repairs to an overpass.
Representatives from the region's main carriers said they are confident their networks are up for the challenge. They say investments they have made in high-speed, 5G service in recent years will pay off during the totality.
The International Institute of Buffalo has translated eclipse safety and preparedness information into the top languages spoken in the region, namely Arabic, Bengali, Burmese, Dari, French, Pashto, Somali, Swahili and Ukrainian.
Mid-level winds could blow some clouds into Western New York at the time of Monday's eclipse, meteorologist Don Paul says.
Upwards of 2 million people could be in the region by Monday, and those who drive will have to park somewhere.
Buffalo News reporter Sandra Tan talks with Holly Schreiber, chief scientist at the Buffalo Museum of Science, to show how to illustrate a sol…
During the eclipse, a UB team will use a specialized telescope to take rapid-fire images of the sun in polarized light as part of the Citizen Continental-America Telescope Eclipse project.
Traffic advocates talk about the potential alternative modes of transportation, including biking and walking, that can prevent people from being stuck in traffic gridlock during the total solar eclipse on Monday.
Cynthia Van Ness, director of library and archives at the Buffalo History Museum, says there's nothing in the history of this region to compare with the possibility – her emphasis placed upon that fragile word – of more than 1 million people coming Monday, to look toward the sky.
Signs were plentiful on Saturday that a sudden crush of visitors would soon arrive in the area. But clouds could affect the size of the crowds.
There is no planned state of emergency declaration, but in light of the hundreds of thousands of people who are expected to descend on the region, there have still been many months of preparation for Monday's big event.
Before you grab your glasses and head outside to see the skies darken in daylight, here are 10 things you should know to make sure our day in the dark becomes a bright memory.
By now you may have read or heard more than you ever would have imagined about the solar eclipse that will sweep into Western New York from the southwest at 2:04 p.m. today. If you have not, here is some more.
If the total eclipse happened Sunday afternoon, we would have been golden. Instead, according to the latest weather forecasts and models, Buffalo Niagara is going to face partly to mostly cloudy skies during the eclipse Monday afternoon.
"There could be breaks & thinning of the clouds by the mid-afternoon," the weather service posted on X Monday morning.