03-03-2015 15:00

There will be a solar eclipse on March 20th. It will last for around two hours at 8:40 a.m. Universal Time, which is the time people use in Greenwich, London.

The moon will block out nearly 90% of the sun’s light in parts of Europe. Some parts of Europe heavily relies on solar power, so people could be out of electricity for a short while. However, nothing serious should happen because people planned for this event for months.

You may remember that there was a solar eclipse in 1999. After this one this year, there will be another one in 2026.

Difficult words: solar eclipse (when the moon blocks the sun), last (to exist), to rely heavily on something (to use and need to use something very much).

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