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Coal · 11 Aug 2025

Methane plume detected in Poland

On 11 Aug 2025, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 642 kg/h from a coal mine.

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642 kg/h
± 154 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 15.4 tonnes of methane.

Detected
11 Aug 2025 · 11:04 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Coal
Wind
Plume drifting towards the SW · 1.3 m/s
Coordinates
50.00251, 18.61411
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UNEP plume ID
0eadf592-429e-4a3d-a030-4faeba0385af

Likely operator

Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa Plausible

JSW runs the coking-coal mines around Jastrzębie-Zdrój.

Emitting site

POL_S_034 · Venting shaft
1 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 0eadf592-429e-4a3d-a030-4faeba0385af, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/0eadf592-429e-4a3d-a030-4faeba0385af), accessed 5 Oct 2026.