The July 30 eclipse will affect Northernmost Asia and the Northern most areas of western North America. Partial eclipses are not as powerful as total ones. The next total eclipse of the Sun occurs on June 20-21, 2001. The path will cross the southern hemisphere beginning in the South Atlantic and crossing southern Africa and Madagascar ending in the Indian Ocean. The strongest effect will probably be felt in the eastern part of southern Africa.
Eclipses can come on suddenly acting in a lightening like manner.
The effects of solar ones can begin up to a year before they actually take place and the lunar six months. A situation can begin to develop that will crest on or close to the actual date of the eclipse. For example one year before an eclipse you might start thinking of changing residences and close to the date of the eclipse put your house on the market or move to a different home. Eclipses are like the siren of a fire engine off in the distance getting closer and closer passing right in front of your house on the actual date of the eclipse. There is a two week period between eclipses which can be unstable, changeable and frequently exciting.