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 ...

This image from webcam footage provided by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) shows lava fountains shooting up high in the latest episode of an ongoing eruption of Kilauea volcano inside ...