Methane plume detected in Venezuela
On 26 Aug 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 3,422 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 82.1 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 26 Aug 2024 · 15:19 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the N · 1.8 m/s
- Coordinates
- 10.28614, -66.90007
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
3ce28cd0-ef3d-48d8-a00a-fd28c79132a6
Likely operator
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Emitting site
VEN_S_038 · Landfill
8 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 3ce28cd0-ef3d-48d8-a00a-fd28c79132a6, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/3ce28cd0-ef3d-48d8-a00a-fd28c79132a6), accessed 5 Oct 2026.