A queue of customers waiting outside a European optician's shop window displaying cardboard eclipse glasses, late afternoon urban setting.

Europe runs short of eclipse glasses as solar power set to dip

Shops and opticians across Europe are struggling to keep certified eclipse glasses on their shelves, with queues forming in Paris, London and Brussels in the days before Wednesday’s total solar eclipse, according to Africanews. The unusual demand has left many retailers sold out and prompted customers to travel between stores in search of the protective […]

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