The article as the cover article of Science China: Earth Sciences, Volume 67, Number 8 in August 2024. (IMAGE)

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The article as the cover article of Science China: Earth Sciences, Volume 67, Number 8 in August 2024.

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We are now entering the solar maximum of Solar Cycle 25. The cover features a time series of sunspot numbers over the past five solar cycles and their predicted results for the next 12 years, along with the magnetic synoptic maps and their predicted results for each solar maximum and minimum. The background of the cover consists of an image of solar extreme ultraviolet radiation and the magnetic field obtained by the potential field source surface model (from the Helioviewer Project), as well as the auroras on Earth associated with solar activities (from the International Space Station; NASA website).

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