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Coal · 8 Jun 2025

Methane plume detected in China

On 8 Jun 2025, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 8,411 kg/h from a coal mine.

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8,411 kg/h
± 4,216 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 202 tonnes of methane.

Detected
8 Jun 2025 · 01:16 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Coal
Wind
Plume drifting towards the NE · 2.8 m/s
Coordinates
37.15904, 113.39791
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UNEP plume ID
1d48cd95-e871-4825-a03d-ff8232974291

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 1d48cd95-e871-4825-a03d-ff8232974291, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/1d48cd95-e871-4825-a03d-ff8232974291), accessed 5 Oct 2026.