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Waste / landfill · 8 Apr 2024

Methane plume detected in Kazakhstan

On 8 Apr 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,854 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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1,854 kg/h
± 530 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 44.5 tonnes of methane.

Detected
8 Apr 2024 · 05:23 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the E · 2.4 m/s
Coordinates
42.18546, 69.48423
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UNEP plume ID
30e77e42-811e-46c0-b38a-ec3c2f2df3f6

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Emitting site

KAZ_S_030 · Landfill
9 plumes detected at this site

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 30e77e42-811e-46c0-b38a-ec3c2f2df3f6, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/30e77e42-811e-46c0-b38a-ec3c2f2df3f6), accessed 6 Oct 2026.