Methane plume detected in Greece
On 22 Jun 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 14,633 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 351 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 22 Jun 2024 · 09:08 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the S · 5.5 m/s
- Coordinates
- 38.07435, 23.65077
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
8fa18197-849c-403a-8b68-c83dbfac5f4f
Likely operator
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Emitting site
GRC_S_001 · Landfill
2 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 8fa18197-849c-403a-8b68-c83dbfac5f4f, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/8fa18197-849c-403a-8b68-c83dbfac5f4f), accessed 5 Oct 2026.