Methane plume detected in Mexico
On 30 Jan 2023, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 6,530 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 157 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 30 Jan 2023 · 18:49 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the W · 2.4 m/s
- Coordinates
- 25.87236, -100.29812
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
a58b6a56-1976-4ed2-ac77-9cc93f046946
Likely operator
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Emitting site
MEX_S_055 · Landfill
12 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume a58b6a56-1976-4ed2-ac77-9cc93f046946, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/a58b6a56-1976-4ed2-ac77-9cc93f046946), accessed 5 Oct 2026.