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Waste / landfill · 17 Jul 2025

Methane plume detected in Angola

On 17 Jul 2025, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 3,058 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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3,058 kg/h
± 977 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 73.4 tonnes of methane.

Detected
17 Jul 2025 · 13:22 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the E · 3.1 m/s
Coordinates
-8.8426, 13.36049
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UNEP plume ID
124eba72-a37d-4a05-ad4f-94c29b082368

Likely operator

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Emitting site

AGO_S_007 · Landfill
7 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 124eba72-a37d-4a05-ad4f-94c29b082368, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/124eba72-a37d-4a05-ad4f-94c29b082368), accessed 6 Oct 2026.