Methane plume detected in Poland
On 25 Jun 2026, the Sentinel-5P/TROPOMI - ESA satellite saw methane escaping at about 32,000 kg/h from a coal mine.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 768 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 25 Jun 2026 · 11:01 UTC
- Satellite
- Sentinel-5P/TROPOMI - ESA
- Sector
- Coal
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the SE · 1.5 m/s
- Coordinates
- 50.21, 18.76
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
7b9e4aed-655b-4fa0-9da6-92c6dd6d1e5d
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 7b9e4aed-655b-4fa0-9da6-92c6dd6d1e5d, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/7b9e4aed-655b-4fa0-9da6-92c6dd6d1e5d), accessed 5 Oct 2026.