Methane plume detected in Peru
On 29 Jan 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 2,864 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 68.7 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 29 Jan 2024 · 15:05 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the NE · 4.7 m/s
- Coordinates
- -11.92788, -77.1232
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
ad349c12-9fca-4d80-ae11-61a6b6c9a97d
Likely operator
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Emitting site
PER_S_004 · Landfill
9 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume ad349c12-9fca-4d80-ae11-61a6b6c9a97d, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/ad349c12-9fca-4d80-ae11-61a6b6c9a97d), accessed 4 Oct 2026.