Methane plume detected in China
On 3 Feb 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,570 kg/h from a coal mine.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 37.7 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 3 Feb 2024 · 03:43 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Coal
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the W · 2.5 m/s
- Coordinates
- 37.95322, 113.54693
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
b34a183f-dd85-499f-a719-d61d2043bb78
Likely operator
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Emitting site
CHN_S_237 · Coal mine facility (generic)
6 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume b34a183f-dd85-499f-a719-d61d2043bb78, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/b34a183f-dd85-499f-a719-d61d2043bb78), accessed 4 Oct 2026.