Methane plume detected in Argentina
On 2 Jan 2025, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,069 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 25.7 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 2 Jan 2025 · 14:13 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the NE · 4.1 m/s
- Coordinates
- -31.90596, -59.06263
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
14e1f951-d07d-477f-b4ae-d8709ace1e8f
Likely operator
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Emitting site
ARG_S_056 · Dumping site
2 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 14e1f951-d07d-477f-b4ae-d8709ace1e8f, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/14e1f951-d07d-477f-b4ae-d8709ace1e8f), accessed 5 Oct 2026.