Methane plume detected in Türkiye
On 8 Aug 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 2,435 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 58.4 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 8 Aug 2024 · 07:24 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the SW · 3.6 m/s
- Coordinates
- 38.53268, 27.06386
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
a8db9488-0d53-4bb3-a9f6-4ca41099f5f0
Likely operator
İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Plausible
Under Law 5216 (Metropolitan Municipalities), solid-waste disposal in a metropolitan province is the metropolitan municipality's responsibility; UNEP classifies this source as a landfill.
Emitting site
TUR_S_019 · Landfill
12 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume a8db9488-0d53-4bb3-a9f6-4ca41099f5f0, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/a8db9488-0d53-4bb3-a9f6-4ca41099f5f0), accessed 6 Oct 2026.