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Coal · 29 May 2025

Methane plume detected in China

On 29 May 2025, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 233 kg/h from a coal mine.

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233 kg/h
± 135 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 5.6 tonnes of methane.

Detected
29 May 2025 · 04:29 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Coal
Wind
Plume drifting towards the NW · 3.0 m/s
Coordinates
32.74962, 116.51775
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UNEP plume ID
7eea06b7-7bec-4a2a-88ea-6e18291edf6e

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Emitting site

CHN_S_575 · Drainage station
9 plumes detected at this site

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 7eea06b7-7bec-4a2a-88ea-6e18291edf6e, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/7eea06b7-7bec-4a2a-88ea-6e18291edf6e), accessed 5 Oct 2026.