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Coal · 27 Oct 2025

Methane plume detected in China

On 27 Oct 2025, the EnMAP - DLR satellite saw methane escaping at about 419 kg/h from a coal mine.

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419 kg/h
± 161 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 10.1 tonnes of methane.

Detected
27 Oct 2025 · 03:57 UTC
Satellite
EnMAP - DLR
Sector
Coal
Wind
Plume drifting towards the NE · 1.9 m/s
Coordinates
36.25226, 112.88337
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UNEP plume ID
91ed3724-ac3e-434b-b137-c92ad42ac026

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Emitting site

CHN_S_328 · Venting shaft
14 plumes detected at this site

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 91ed3724-ac3e-434b-b137-c92ad42ac026, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/91ed3724-ac3e-434b-b137-c92ad42ac026), accessed 4 Oct 2026.