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Waste / landfill · 18 Feb 2026

Methane plume detected in Thailand

On 18 Feb 2026, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,774 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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1,774 kg/h
± 672 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 42.6 tonnes of methane.

Detected
18 Feb 2026 · 05:51 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the W · 5.0 m/s
Coordinates
13.74607, 101.42667
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UNEP plume ID
9856ef2a-844a-4065-8654-fa40c33baf9c

Likely operator

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Emitting site

THA_S_009 · Dumping site
1 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 9856ef2a-844a-4065-8654-fa40c33baf9c, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/9856ef2a-844a-4065-8654-fa40c33baf9c), accessed 5 Oct 2026.