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Coal · 10 Oct 2024

Methane plume detected in Ukraine

On 10 Oct 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 4,790 kg/h from a coal mine.

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4,790 kg/h
± 2,404 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 115 tonnes of methane.

Detected
10 Oct 2024 · 10:55 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Coal
Wind
Plume drifting towards the NW · 2.4 m/s
Coordinates
48.16453, 38.37486
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UNEP plume ID
1a5b7492-e571-4e1e-8624-a23f3f0fd40d

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Emitting site

UKR_S_005 · Venting shaft
1 plumes detected at this site

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 1a5b7492-e571-4e1e-8624-a23f3f0fd40d, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/1a5b7492-e571-4e1e-8624-a23f3f0fd40d), accessed 5 Oct 2026.