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Coal · 12 Jun 2025

Methane plume detected in Poland

On 12 Jun 2025, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 2,088 kg/h from a coal mine.

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2,088 kg/h
± 1,058 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 50.1 tonnes of methane.

Detected
12 Jun 2025 · 10:43 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Coal
Wind
Plume drifting towards the SE · 2.4 m/s
Coordinates
49.99681, 18.64714
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UNEP plume ID
50d1049a-5f06-4883-90fb-885635e334e5

Likely operator

Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa Plausible

JSW runs the coking-coal mines around Jastrzębie-Zdrój.

Emitting site

POL_S_020 · Venting shaft
1 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 50d1049a-5f06-4883-90fb-885635e334e5, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/50d1049a-5f06-4883-90fb-885635e334e5), accessed 5 Oct 2026.