Turns out, the wind carried the glassy strands 30 miles from Kilauea to Kau. Pele’s hair is formed by gas during a volcanic eruption. When bubbles of gas near the surface of a lava flow burst, it can ...

And experts are warning visitors flocking to Kilauea, the volcano on the island of Hawaii, to watch out for Pele’s hair. But what exactly is it? The long, thin strands that resemble hair are ...

Pele’s hair is striking: fine, golden filaments of volcanic glass that shimmer like spider silk in the sunlight. Formed when lava is ejected explosively and rapidly stretched into thin strands, these ...

"Eruptive activity can change at any time." Strands of volcanic glass, known as Pele’s hair, are often produced by lava fountaining activity, and can be carried by the wind. Pele’s hair can ...