Methane plume detected in Vietnam
On 18 Feb 2025, the PRISMA - ASI satellite saw methane escaping at about 4,422 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 106 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 18 Feb 2025 · 03:24 UTC
- Satellite
- PRISMA - ASI
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the SW · 2.5 m/s
- Coordinates
- 10.66603, 106.67121
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
2d14bc34-6eea-4b57-8fe5-1f3081eecfe8
Likely operator
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Emitting site
VNM_S_001 · Landfill
1 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 2d14bc34-6eea-4b57-8fe5-1f3081eecfe8, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/2d14bc34-6eea-4b57-8fe5-1f3081eecfe8), accessed 5 Oct 2026.