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Waste / landfill · 19 Feb 2025

Methane plume detected in Colombia

On 19 Feb 2025, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,435 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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1,435 kg/h
± 527 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 34.4 tonnes of methane.

Detected
19 Feb 2025 · 17:38 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the SW · 4.3 m/s
Coordinates
10.92975, -74.92447
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UNEP plume ID
3bec9799-b538-45b0-8483-d522fc3609fb

Likely operator

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Emitting site

COL_S_001 · Landfill
4 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 3bec9799-b538-45b0-8483-d522fc3609fb, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/3bec9799-b538-45b0-8483-d522fc3609fb), accessed 6 Oct 2026.