Depuis 2004, le Mont St Helen est en éruption quasi-constante, mais les éruptions sont limitées. Cependant son cratère sommital voit son aspect changer en fonction de l'activité volcanique. Un nouveau dôme de lave a ainsi fait son apparition en 2004. Un timelapse réalisé entre 2004 et 2008 met en lumière ces modifications. Le Mont St Helen, situé dans l'état de Washington, au nord-ouest des Etats-Unis, est un volcan explosif, dont la dernière éruption importante date de 1980. L'altitude du volcan a alors diminué de près de 400 mètres, passant de 2950 à 2549 mètres, et le sommet a pris la forme de fer à cheval qu'on lui connaît aujourd'hui. Ce cratère contient plusieurs dômes de lave ainsi qu'un glacier, qui a commencé à se former au cours de l'hiver 1980 - 1981 à une vitesse fulgurante : il a en effet grossit de 14 mètres par an et recouvrait, en 2004, environ 0,93 km2. Ce "crater glacier", comme on l'appelle désormais, est alimenté par les nombreuses précipitations et les avalanches sur les flancs du volcan. Découvrez le Mont St Helen lors de notre voyage au Yellowstone en compagnie de Jacques-Marie Bardintzeff. Découvrez nos voyages aux Etats-Unis
Depuis 2004, le Mont St Helen est en éruption quasi-constante, mais les éruptions sont limitées. Cependant son cratère sommital voit son aspect changer en fonction de l’activité volcanique. Un nouveau dôme de lave a ainsi fait son apparition en 2004. Un timelapse réalisé entre 2004 et 2008 met en lumière ces modifications.
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