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Waste / landfill · 4 Nov 2025

Methane plume detected in Mexico

On 4 Nov 2025, the PRISMA - ASI satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,747 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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1,747 kg/h
± 599 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 41.9 tonnes of methane.

Detected
4 Nov 2025 · 17:21 UTC
Satellite
PRISMA - ASI
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the W · 2.6 m/s
Coordinates
25.87236, -100.29812
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UNEP plume ID
24db00b3-71e7-442a-a952-11b02b6d859d

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Emitting site

MEX_S_055 · Landfill
19 plumes detected at this site

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 24db00b3-71e7-442a-a952-11b02b6d859d, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/24db00b3-71e7-442a-a952-11b02b6d859d), accessed 5 Oct 2026.