Methane plume detected in Australia
On 15 Apr 2024, the EnMAP - DLR satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,291 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 31.0 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 15 Apr 2024 · 00:42 UTC
- Satellite
- EnMAP - DLR
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the SE · 0.9 m/s
- Coordinates
- -32.52914, 150.99948
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
ac0e30db-24ff-4abc-b217-d6cd3f3a6cd1
Likely operator
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Emitting site
AUS_S_118 · Open pit
2 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume ac0e30db-24ff-4abc-b217-d6cd3f3a6cd1, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/ac0e30db-24ff-4abc-b217-d6cd3f3a6cd1), accessed 5 Oct 2026.