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Waste / landfill · 22 Feb 2026

Methane plume detected in Thailand

On 22 Feb 2026, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,476 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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1,476 kg/h
± 369 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 35.4 tonnes of methane.

Detected
22 Feb 2026 · 04:21 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the E · 1.7 m/s
Coordinates
14.00777, 100.31832
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UNEP plume ID
3094ab30-f01f-4198-a209-194c96e1cf3c

Likely operator

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Emitting site

THA_S_003 · Landfill
3 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 3094ab30-f01f-4198-a209-194c96e1cf3c, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/3094ab30-f01f-4198-a209-194c96e1cf3c), accessed 6 Oct 2026.