Methane plume detected in Argentina
On 13 Jan 2025, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 2,472 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 59.3 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 13 Jan 2025 · 18:13 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the W · 4.8 m/s
- Coordinates
- -31.5162, -64.23283
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
478d7e48-299e-49c2-a2f3-b677d7cd750e
Likely operator
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Emitting site
ARG_S_024 · Landfill
10 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 478d7e48-299e-49c2-a2f3-b677d7cd750e, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/478d7e48-299e-49c2-a2f3-b677d7cd750e), accessed 5 Oct 2026.