Methane plume detected in Mexico
On 9 Nov 2025, the EnMAP - DLR satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,161 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 27.9 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 9 Nov 2025 · 17:39 UTC
- Satellite
- EnMAP - DLR
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the SE · 1.0 m/s
- Coordinates
- 22.44051, -97.91472
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
02d1b1c7-d676-4f19-8168-01aefca52e2b
Likely operator
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Emitting site
MEX_S_035 · Landfill
1 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 02d1b1c7-d676-4f19-8168-01aefca52e2b, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/02d1b1c7-d676-4f19-8168-01aefca52e2b), accessed 5 Oct 2026.