Methane plume detected in Poland
On 6 Aug 2026, the Sentinel-5P/TROPOMI - ESA satellite saw methane escaping at about 52,000 kg/h from a coal mine.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 1,248 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 6 Aug 2026 · 11:14 UTC
- Satellite
- Sentinel-5P/TROPOMI - ESA
- Sector
- Coal
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the SE · 4.0 m/s
- Coordinates
- 49.99, 19.34
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
55ed7910-a40b-474d-955b-d78073f519d9
Likely operator
Polska Grupa Górnicza Plausible
State-controlled PGG runs most Upper Silesian thermal-coal mines.
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 55ed7910-a40b-474d-955b-d78073f519d9, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/55ed7910-a40b-474d-955b-d78073f519d9), accessed 5 Oct 2026.