Methane plume detected in Cambodia
On 28 Apr 2025, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,819 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 43.7 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 28 Apr 2025 · 02:57 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the N · 2.7 m/s
- Coordinates
- 11.48005, 104.88798
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
4b871b61-1ac3-404a-934e-ec8e812d8cc0
Likely operator
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Emitting site
KHM_S_002 · Landfill
3 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 4b871b61-1ac3-404a-934e-ec8e812d8cc0, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/4b871b61-1ac3-404a-934e-ec8e812d8cc0), accessed 5 Oct 2026.