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Waste / landfill · 29 Jan 2025

Methane plume detected in United States

On 29 Jan 2025, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,117 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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1,117 kg/h
± 354 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 26.8 tonnes of methane.

Detected
29 Jan 2025 · 16:39 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the SE · 2.8 m/s
Coordinates
27.19945, -82.39158
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UNEP plume ID
11cdf565-6def-4a78-a36a-8c3ce27721ec

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Emitting site

USA_S_1005 · Landfill
4 plumes detected at this site

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 11cdf565-6def-4a78-a36a-8c3ce27721ec, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/11cdf565-6def-4a78-a36a-8c3ce27721ec), accessed 5 Oct 2026.