Methane plume detected in Mexico
On 15 Apr 2025, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,568 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 37.6 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 15 Apr 2025 · 20:50 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the W · 3.4 m/s
- Coordinates
- 18.82278, -97.2086
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
0a1c6abb-1fdd-4f39-ad83-fd4ec888447b
Likely operator
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Emitting site
MEX_S_111 · Landfill
3 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 0a1c6abb-1fdd-4f39-ad83-fd4ec888447b, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/0a1c6abb-1fdd-4f39-ad83-fd4ec888447b), accessed 6 Oct 2026.