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Coal · 26 Jul 2024

Methane plume detected in China

On 26 Jul 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 2,222 kg/h from a coal mine.

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2,222 kg/h
± 669 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 53.3 tonnes of methane.

Detected
26 Jul 2024 · 06:49 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Coal
Wind
Plume drifting towards the NW · 2.7 m/s
Coordinates
37.47272, 112.0239
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UNEP plume ID
a6a99f14-8e42-4d7f-8ab1-8d93b19cd476

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Emitting site

CHN_S_341 · Venting shaft
6 plumes detected at this site

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume a6a99f14-8e42-4d7f-8ab1-8d93b19cd476, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/a6a99f14-8e42-4d7f-8ab1-8d93b19cd476), accessed 4 Oct 2026.