Methane plume detected in Pakistan
On 30 May 2025, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,101 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 26.4 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 30 May 2025 · 06:48 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the NW · 2.1 m/s
- Coordinates
- 31.62731, 74.41815
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
76a8fbc6-705a-4c00-902a-de15cbc70836
Likely operator
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Emitting site
PAK_S_004 · Landfill
12 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 76a8fbc6-705a-4c00-902a-de15cbc70836, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/76a8fbc6-705a-4c00-902a-de15cbc70836), accessed 5 Oct 2026.