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Story by Katherine Fidler•1h ago

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The Kilauea volcano in Hawai’i is erupting (Picture: Reuters)©Provided by Metro

At this moment in Hawai’i, the volcano Kīlauea is erupting. Red hot lava is bubbling up into its Halemaʻumaʻu crater, one of many along its range.

But while the lava isn’t expected to flow anywhere near residents, they have been warned to look out for another hazard thrown up byvolcanoes– Pele’s hair.

No, it isn’t named afterthe footballer, but Pele the Hawai’ian goddess of volcanoes and fire. Nor is it actually hair.

The curious phenomena occurs when molten lava is spat out of a volcano at high speeds and stretches apart as it cools, forming golden, hair-like strands of volcanic glass.

When the lava is not travelling as fast it can form Pele’s tears, small droplets of the same volcanic glass.

‘Pele’s hair…