Methane plume detected in Mexico
On 22 Oct 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 8,754 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 210 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 22 Oct 2024 · 18:36 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the E · 1.0 m/s
- Coordinates
- 32.40725, -116.74699
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
3f03f80e-2c64-4cbc-b16c-0f27717b128c
Likely operator
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Emitting site
MEX_S_017 · Landfill
16 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 3f03f80e-2c64-4cbc-b16c-0f27717b128c, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/3f03f80e-2c64-4cbc-b16c-0f27717b128c), accessed 5 Oct 2026.