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Coal · 29 Nov 2024

Methane plume detected in China

On 29 Nov 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,705 kg/h from a coal mine.

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1,705 kg/h
± 651 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 40.9 tonnes of methane.

Detected
29 Nov 2024 · 04:57 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Coal
Wind
Plume drifting towards the SE · 5.1 m/s
Coordinates
37.3317, 110.99532
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UNEP plume ID
074d3c99-56e6-40e1-940e-99b08e2ddfed

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Emitting site

CHN_S_337 · Venting shaft
11 plumes detected at this site

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 074d3c99-56e6-40e1-940e-99b08e2ddfed, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/074d3c99-56e6-40e1-940e-99b08e2ddfed), accessed 4 Oct 2026.