Methane plume detected in Chile
On 21 Nov 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 8,214 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 197 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 21 Nov 2024 · 15:29 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the E · 3.9 m/s
- Coordinates
- -34.23275, -70.7034
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
2dba6194-b628-4e2d-b835-d094c55f4489
Likely operator
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Emitting site
CHL_S_003 · Landfill
10 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 2dba6194-b628-4e2d-b835-d094c55f4489, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/2dba6194-b628-4e2d-b835-d094c55f4489), accessed 5 Oct 2026.