Methane plume detected in Brazil
On 3 Sep 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 5,396 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 130 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 3 Sep 2024 · 12:19 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the SW · 2.4 m/s
- Coordinates
- -15.85904, -48.15286
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
7f46bba4-afe4-436e-bbd7-fe81181ad24b
Likely operator
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Emitting site
BRA_S_016 · Landfill
6 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 7f46bba4-afe4-436e-bbd7-fe81181ad24b, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/7f46bba4-afe4-436e-bbd7-fe81181ad24b), accessed 5 Oct 2026.