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Coal · 2 Aug 2024

Methane plume detected in Ukraine

On 2 Aug 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,340 kg/h from a coal mine.

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1,340 kg/h
± 492 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 32.2 tonnes of methane.

Detected
2 Aug 2024 · 10:39 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Coal
Wind
Plume drifting towards the E · 4.3 m/s
Coordinates
48.25899, 36.99031
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UNEP plume ID
7e7675ef-e1c8-45b7-bf3e-cb4bb3bd6ec9

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Emitting site

UKR_S_003 · Venting shaft
6 plumes detected at this site

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 7e7675ef-e1c8-45b7-bf3e-cb4bb3bd6ec9, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/7e7675ef-e1c8-45b7-bf3e-cb4bb3bd6ec9), accessed 6 Oct 2026.