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Waste / landfill · 9 Aug 2023

Methane plume detected in Pakistan

On 9 Aug 2023, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 2,868 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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2,868 kg/h
± 367 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 68.8 tonnes of methane.

Detected
9 Aug 2023 · 04:28 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the N · 0.6 m/s
Coordinates
33.43438, 73.17255
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UNEP plume ID
0f76c18d-2e25-426c-a5ad-4a7700bc9530

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Emitting site

PAK_S_021 · Landfill
11 plumes detected at this site

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 0f76c18d-2e25-426c-a5ad-4a7700bc9530, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/0f76c18d-2e25-426c-a5ad-4a7700bc9530), accessed 4 Oct 2026.