Methane plume detected in Greece
On 20 Nov 2024, the EnMAP - DLR satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,171 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 28.1 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 20 Nov 2024 · 09:47 UTC
- Satellite
- EnMAP - DLR
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the NW · 1.1 m/s
- Coordinates
- 40.84852, 23.08097
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
2c5bae2d-8924-43db-9768-ac705c2d043f
Likely operator
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Emitting site
GRC_S_002 · Landfill
16 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 2c5bae2d-8924-43db-9768-ac705c2d043f, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/2c5bae2d-8924-43db-9768-ac705c2d043f), accessed 4 Oct 2026.