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Coal · 23 Mar 2024

Methane plume detected in United States

On 23 Mar 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,856 kg/h from a coal mine.

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1,856 kg/h
± 588 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 44.5 tonnes of methane.

Detected
23 Mar 2024 · 21:00 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Coal
Wind
Plume drifting towards the S · 3.0 m/s
Coordinates
33.37797, -87.23294
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UNEP plume ID
1935cd01-98e9-4500-8424-a2aba53762fe

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Emitting site

USA_S_441 · Venting shaft
15 plumes detected at this site

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 1935cd01-98e9-4500-8424-a2aba53762fe, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/1935cd01-98e9-4500-8424-a2aba53762fe), accessed 5 Oct 2026.