Methane plume detected in Brazil
On 17 May 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 2,820 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 67.7 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 17 May 2024 · 17:06 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the SE · 4.4 m/s
- Coordinates
- -23.71375, -46.47392
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
7ae5fd20-da77-463b-bea6-2427ec5ee22a
Likely operator
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Emitting site
BRA_S_014 · Landfill
7 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 7ae5fd20-da77-463b-bea6-2427ec5ee22a, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/7ae5fd20-da77-463b-bea6-2427ec5ee22a), accessed 4 Oct 2026.