The Sun's surface can erupt with explosions and violent activity, and some of the material expelled from these explosions can affect Earth. Predicting these kinds of events can help people take precautions to avoid possible damage from these kinds of solar eruptions. This article describes a new kind of model that can predict explosive activity on the Sun, thus helping researchers better understand this phenomenon.

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