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Waste / landfill · 27 Apr 2024

Methane plume detected in Angola

On 27 Apr 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 6,351 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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6,351 kg/h
± 3,182 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 152 tonnes of methane.

Detected
27 Apr 2024 · 10:58 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the NW · 1.5 m/s
Coordinates
-8.8426, 13.36049
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UNEP plume ID
74518552-7306-458a-b6aa-eaf3ea969a53

Likely operator

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Emitting site

AGO_S_007 · Landfill
2 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 74518552-7306-458a-b6aa-eaf3ea969a53, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/74518552-7306-458a-b6aa-eaf3ea969a53), accessed 5 Oct 2026.