A swath of the United States arcing from Texas to Southern Ontario Canada will be ground level zero for a total eclipse and this is causing foreboding and a bit of mayhem. In the greater Buffalo NY area the population will double or even triple because of the prime view here. Towns in Texas are declaring disaster areas nearly a month out because of the fear of the influx in traffic and tourists:
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More Texas communities issue disaster declarations ahead of Great North American Eclipse
Officials in Kerr, Bell and Travis counties have all issued a version of a disaster declaration or state of emergency ahead of what some have called a once-in-a-lifetime event. Many communities in the path of totality expect populations to at least double, if not triple, leading up to the solar...

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