Methane plume detected in Brazil
On 28 Jan 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,075 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 25.8 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 28 Jan 2024 · 12:39 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the W · 3.0 m/s
- Coordinates
- -31.56859, -53.73038
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
a07325f7-cae9-418a-af3e-52033db4c15c
Likely operator
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Emitting site
BRA_S_026 · Landfill
4 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume a07325f7-cae9-418a-af3e-52033db4c15c, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/a07325f7-cae9-418a-af3e-52033db4c15c), accessed 5 Oct 2026.